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AFFH FAQs Published
On September 28, HUD published an FAQ on Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing on the HUD Exchange. FAQ topics addressed include: AFFH and the AFFH Rule; The AFFH Data and Mapping Tool; The Assessment of Fair Housing; Community Participation Requirements; and Implementing the AFFH Rule. For more information on AFFH, see NAHRO’s AFFH Resource Center (members … Continue reading AFFH FAQs Published
HUD Releases Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Fund Eligibility
HUD sent out an email notifying PHAs that Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Subsidy Eligibility and Request for HUD Modifications/Corrections on HUD’s Operating Subsidy webpage. The guidance relates to the Public Housing Operating Fund Final Eligibility Report published on September 28. According to the email, “[t]he reported eligibility is based on HUD-52723s received and processed … Continue reading HUD Releases Guidance on Final 2016 Operating Fund Eligibility
Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions
On September 26, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Lourdes Castro Ramirez sent an e-mail to PHA executive directors identifying the self-implementing provisions of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). All the other Housing Choice Voucher or Public Housing provisions will require HUD promulgated notices or regulations. Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions Reasonable Accommodation Payment … Continue reading Five HOTMA Self-Implementing Provisions
HUD Updates Assessment of Fair Housing Tool for States and Insular Areas
Today, HUD published a 30-day notice for public comment on the proposed Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Assessment Tool for States and Insular Areas (or “State and Insular Area Tool”). This proposed tool will be the vehicle by which States and Insular Areas receiving Community Planning and Development (CPD) formula funding from HUD will prepare and submit their Assessments … Continue reading HUD Updates Assessment of Fair Housing Tool for States and Insular Areas
Census Reports: Poverty Rates Decline and Household Income Increases
On September 13, the U.S. Census Bureau released two new annual reports (Income and Poverty in the United States: 2015 and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2015) that offer the public some unmistakably positive news. According to the reports, the U.S. has experienced the largest decline in poverty rates in the last 16 years, with … Continue reading Census Reports: Poverty Rates Decline and Household Income Increases
Members of Congress Submit Letter to HUD Regarding the Use of Criminal Records
On September 23, 14 members of Congress, including Chairman of the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance Blaine Luetkemeyer, submitted a letter to HUD requesting additional information about HUD guidance on the application of Fair Housing Act standards regarding the use of criminal records when admitting tenants. According to the guidance, if a policy or practice … Continue reading Members of Congress Submit Letter to HUD Regarding the Use of Criminal Records
HUD Releases Interim Report on RAD
On September 21, HUD released an interim report, conducted by Econometrica Inc., that examines how the Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program is performing. According to the report, by October 2015, public housing agencies (PHAs) that participated in the program successfully generated $2.5 billion in new investment to preserve and improve the public housing stock, leveraging … Continue reading HUD Releases Interim Report on RAD
HUD Releases Guidance on Property and Casualty Insurance Issues
On September 20, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing Issued HUD Notice PIH-2016-13 entitled Guidance on Property and Casualty Insurance Issues. The Notice provides guidance on the procedures, restrictions, reporting requirements and eligible uses related to casualties for Operating or Capital Funds. The Notice also modifies existing guidance on the eligibility of units that have … Continue reading HUD Releases Guidance on Property and Casualty Insurance Issues
HUD Finalizes Rule on Equal Access for Transgender People in CPD Programs
On September 21, 2016, HUD will publish a final rule titled “Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs” in the Federal Register. The final rule, which builds upon HUD’s February 2012 Equal Access Rule, will add a new section to HUD’s general program regulations (24 CFR Part 5) requiring … Continue reading HUD Finalizes Rule on Equal Access for Transgender People in CPD Programs
HUD Releases PHAS High Performers List
HUD has released its list of PHAS High Performers for Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 Capital Fund calculations. For the Department’s preparations for calculating the Capital Fund formula for FY 2017, the Department is using the FY 2015 PHAS designations to determine which PHAs are on the High Performer bonus for the 2017 formula calculations. … Continue reading HUD Releases PHAS High Performers List