HUD recently issued PIH Notice 2023-23 on Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) service fees, which makes changes to add two new eligible activities that may be funded with the EHV service fees. The CLPHA EHV Working Group recommended HUD provide additional uses for the special fees, and this revision expands the descriptions of several of the existing activities.
From King County Housing Authority's press release:
The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was awarded through the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This compares with a national lease-up rate of 50.98 percent.* Of the top 20 grantees ranked by award size, KCHA is the first housing authority to reach this utilization milestone.
EHV Leasing Faster Than Any Previous HUD Voucher Program
73-year-old Chicago resident Joe Ann Wilson spent nearly two decades in the same apartment, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to leave her home due to rising rents and subsequently moved between homeless shelters for a year and a half.
From The DC Line: