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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...
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...
From the National Summer Learning Association
Whether you’ve joined in the past or have never been, we invite you to the NSLA Professional Summer Learning Community for Housing Leaders.
As you wrap up your summer programs and look ahead to planning for next year:
What have you...
On August 15, the National Women’s Leadership Center published a new paper co-authored with Insight Center and The Groundwork Collaborative titled The Roots of Discriminatory Housing Policy: Moving Toward Gender Justice in Our Economy. The report highlights the connections between housing...
Recently, the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) released its 2022 Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing report. The report revealed several alarming trends. Low-wage workers are struggling to afford housing costs as inflation and rents have increased. Wages have not kept pace with...