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HUD has published Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) to adjust Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 renewal funding for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program. The notice apportions the expected percent change in national Per Unit Cost (PUC) for the HCV program, 9.60%, to each PHA based on the...
CLPHA Spring Meeting Stimulates Racial Equity & Inclusion Conversations, Draws Members of Congress to Discuss Their Visions for Public and Affordable Housing, and Celebrates Members’ Innovations and Accomplishments
CLPHA members gathered in the nation’s capital for our spring meeting to...
A Housing Mobility Toolkit has been published on the HUD Exchange. The Toolkit contains a Program Manual that describes best practices and emerging practices on how Housing Mobility Program staff should deliver services to participating families, a Program Setup document, and materials...
On March 15, HUD issued Notice PIH 2023-04: Foster Youth to Independence Initiative. This notice sets forth the process by which PHAs can apply for $30 million in new incremental voucher assistance that was made available by the appropriations acts in FY23, FY22, any remaining leftover funds from...
HUD has updated guidance for Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Contract Renewals today in an effort to streamline the contract renewal process by making it easier for owners to prepare and submit the Rent Comparability Studies that are used to establish contract rents. The changes also...
Protecting, expanding. and providing affordable housing has never been so important.
The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that housing instability and homelessness have disastrous effects on our national economic and public health. Public housing authorities (PHAs) are our nation’s most effective...
From the Chicago Housing Authority's press release:
The Chicago Housing Authority this week received $1.1 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for 75 new vouchers that will provide housing assistance to young adults who are transitioning out of foster care and...
A new study published as part of the Housing Crisis Research Collaborative examined the challenges and successes of Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) to address homelessness. As of February 2023, roughly 67% of awarded EHVs were leased, approximately 30,000 households had received a voucher...
Yesterday, HUD launched the new online submission module in the Operating Fund (“OpFund”) Web Portal. The new technology is designed to improve how PHAs submit data used to calculate their Operating Fund grants. HUD is hosting training sessions on HUD 52723/52722 online submissions...
From CBS Baltimore:
The Housing Authority of Baltimore City said it helped nearly 1,700 residents find new homes this year through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. That's a 30 percent increase from 2021, according to Baltimore City.
There are more than 13,000 residents currently enrolled in...