HIP Implementation Notice Issued
By: Steven Molinari, Policy Analyst
On April 24, 2024, HUD issued Notice PIH-2024-12 titled, “Housing Information Portal (HIP) Implementation.” The notice provides information for PHAs and software vendors for the transition from the Inventory Management System/Public and Indian Housing Information Center (IMS/PIC) to HIP.
The notice is applicable to PHAs administering Public
Housing; Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs (includes tenant-based vouchers, project-based vouchers, and homeownership vouchers) the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation (Mod Rehab) program, and PHAs who are or are not participants in the Moving To Work (MTW) Demonstration.
Currently, IMS/PIC accepts only the “2020 version” of the form HUD-50058 and cannot accept the updated version. The transition from IMS/PIC to HIP is essential in allowing PHAs to use the more updated version of the form. It is also meant to enable new policy initiatives like the expansion of the MTW Demonstration and programmatic changes resulting from the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA).
According to the notice, PHAs should be fully transitioned to HIP before the HOTMA compliance date on January 1, 2025. HUD provides an anticipated timeline for implementation that proposes “Access to HIP” by Fall 2024.
Timeline:
For the full notice, please see here.
NAHRO will provide a more detailed analysis on the notice next week.