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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...
Today, HUD published its annual notice on the methodology used to determine PHAs’ ongoing administrative fees for the HCV, EHV, Mainstream Voucher, and Moderate Rehabilitation programs for the Calendar Year 2022 (CY22). As in prior years, CY22 administrative fees are determined based on vouchers...
CLPHA Continues to Advocate for Extended NSPIRE Implementation Timeline
On Friday, August 19, CLPHA attended a meeting in which HUD provided updates on the implementation of the proposed NSPIRE standards version 2.2. HUD noted that it is still reviewing the feedback received from many...
In PIH Notice 2022-24, HUD explained the new non-competitive allocation strategy and program requirements for the Stability Voucher Program. HUD will support approximately 4,000 new incremental vouchers by awarding up to $43.4 million through the program thanks to funding from the Consolidated...
On August 16, HUD released two notices related to the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) program. PIH Notice 2022-26 announced the availability of approximately $79 million in HUD-VASH funding as well as updates to the HUD-VASH Registration of Interest processes. PIH ...
HUD recently published new guidance on the process for revocation and reallocation of Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) awards. Notice PIH 2021-15 previously stipulated that “if a PHA fails to lease its authorized EHVs within a reasonable period of time, HUD...
CLPHA Tells HUD that NSPIRE Isn’t Ready for Rollout, Details Members’ Concerns
CLPHA has submitted a comment letter to HUD on the proposed National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) version 2.2. Members provided feedback to...
CLPHA to Detail Member Concerns in Letter to HUD
CLPHA members voiced concerns about the recently proposed National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) version 2.2. in a listening session hosted by CLPHA. Several key takeaways included the implementation timeline should...
CLPHA Recommends HUD Use Commercial Data to Better Reflect Accurate Gross Rents
Recently, HUD published a Federal Register notice proposing changes to its methodology to calculate fiscal year 2023 Fair Market Rents (FMRs). Since...