HUD Publishes EHV Leasing Guidance
By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager
On March 26, HUD published Notice PIH 2025-07 titled “Emergency Housing Vouchers Leasing.” The notice states that PHAs must stop issuing Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) 14 calendar days after the publication of the notice. Emergency Housing Vouchers assist the following groups of people:
- People experiencing homelessness;
- People at-risk of homelessness;
- People fleeing, or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking; or
- People who are recently homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family’s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability.
To facilitate the use of these vouchers, HUD provides PHAs with issuance fees (in addition to administrative fees, services fees, and preliminary fees). Housing agencies would receive $100 for each EHV that was successfully leased if the PHA reported the issuance date within 14 days of the voucher’s issuance.
Housing agencies are already prohibited from reissuing EHVs that have already been leased. Only a few PHAs currently have the ability to currently issue a new EHV.
Recently, HUD informed PHAs that EHV funding is likely to cover current EHVs until the some point in calendar year (CY) 2026. The funding will expire “ . . . due to historic increases in rental prices resulting in a higher per unit cost (PUC) for EHVs . . . .”
This notice informs PHAs that those that may still have the authority to issue EHVs must stop 14 calendar days after the publication on this notice. The prohibition does not apply to residents with EHVs that have chosen to move either within the jurisdiction of the PHA or to another jurisdiction via the portability process, though absorption of a port is considered a new issuance for this purpose. So, PHAs will not be able to absorb EHV ports, but must bill the initial PHA. Finally, PHAs will no longer receive additional issuance fees after the 14 calendar day period when this notice goes into effect.
The full notice can be found here.