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On September 8, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the Biden Administration has finalized the rollback of the Public Charge Rule, which previously stipulated that immigrants could be denied permanent resident status if they had received or were expected to receive...
(Washington, D.C.) September 9, 2022 – Sunia Zaterman, executive director of the Council of Large Public Housing Authorities, released the following statement upon the Biden administration's finalization of the rule rolling back the public charge rule:
“Today, hard-working...
In today's Federal Register, HUD published a notice on its information collection activities related to the Capital Needs Assessment of Public Housing (CNA). This study was conceived to provide an updated assessment of public housing capital needs. CLPHA advocated for and secured...
HUD recently announced its allocation methodology and process for awarding the newly available 19,700 incremental Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) in PIH Notice 2022-29. These vouchers are being treated as regular HCVs and are not special-purpose vouchers. Every public housing agency (PHA) that...
HUD Implements CLPHA Recommendation to Use Private-Sector Rental Data to Better Reflect Rents
Today, HUD published FY23 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. FMRs are also used for various purposes for...
Administration Continues to Highlight CLPHA Members’ Efforts to Increase Broadband Access for Low-Income Families
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris recently traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina and visited CLPHA Member INLIVIAN’s Carole A. Hoefener Center to promote the Biden-...
From Opportunity Home San Antonio’s press release:
Across America, affordable housing is undergoing a transformative period of change. San Antonio, Texas is at the forefront of developing structural changes to its approach in creating opportunities for a stronger, more equitable and...
CLPHA congratulates Robin Walls on her recent appointment as Executive Director/CEO of the King County Housing Authority!
Robin joins KCHA and CLPHA membership with more than 22 years in the affordable housing industry. She succeeds longtime KCHA Executive Director Stephen Norman, who retired in...
From the Vancouver Housing Authority:
Vancouver Housing Authority recently opened a new housing complex called Miles Terrace for low-income seniors age 55 and older. The four-story, 69-unit building located in downtown Vancouver, Wash., features studio, 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments.
“With...