Public Housing

The public housing program provides safe, decent, and affordable rental housing to over 2.2 million low- and very low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. 

There are approximately 1.1 million public housing units owned and managed by more than 3,000 housing authorities.  

The majority of public housing agencies are very small, with over 2,200 agencies having 250 units of public housing or less. However, the majority of the stock is concentrated within medium-large sized housing authorities (1,001 units or more). Although these medium-large housing authorities only comprise 5% of the number of agencies, they represent approximately 60% of the public housing unit stock.

CLPHA represents some of the largest public housing authorities in the country. Collectively, CLPHA members own and operate approximately 40% of the nation’s public housing stock.

Latest Public Housing News
4.11.19
From WLOS ABC 13:  There are big changes on the way for Asheville's oldest public housing development. On Tuesday, city council voted to move forward with funding dedicated to redeveloping Lee Walker Heights. As part of getting ready for the changes, all the residents of Lee Walker Heights have been relocated.
4.11.19
From NJ.com:  "Where towering, ominous public housing buildings once stood there is now the start of an inviting and friendly community of homes. On Tuesday, Mayor Steve Fulop, with the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) and The Michaels Organization, unveiled the first 21 of 126 units of Mill Creek Gardens, on the site of the Montgomery Gardens public housing complex. The...
4.10.19
In March, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on improvements for HUD’s physical inspection process. The report followed a provision in the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act that instructed the GAO to report on the Real Estate Assessment Center’s (REAC) methods for identifying property deficiencies, selecting and training inspectors, and their...
3.29.19
From Multi-Housing News: Following the construction of 285 affordable units during the past eight years at The Anne M. Lynch Homes at Old Colony in South Boston, Beacon Communities and the Boston Housing Authority have broken ground on the third phase of redevelopment at one of the oldest federal public housing properties in the country. The Architectural Team Inc. is the designer of the 135...
3.27.19
Relief ∙ Recovery ∙ Resilience In the last two years, our nation has endured natural disasters that have caused billions of dollars in damage to property and infrastructure, destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, and displaced thousands of families in California, the Carolinas, Florida, Puerto Rico, Texas, and the Virgin Islands. Public housing authorities (PHAs) were not...
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What are the benefits of public housing? 

Public housing:

  • Lowers health care costs
  • Improves student achievement
  • Bolsters economic productivity

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