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HUD Information Collection: Alternative Inspections – Housing Choice Voucher Program
On Monday, HUD will publish in the Federal Register a 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection titled “Alternative Inspections – Housing Choice Voucher Program.” The purpose of this information collection is to allow PHAs to submit a request to HUD to use an alternative inspection standard under Section 8 other than the alternative HOME and … Continue reading HUD Information Collection: Alternative Inspections – Housing Choice Voucher Program
Full Time Workers and Housing Affordability
The blog of the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies has a great post on how the affordable housing supply is not meeting the needs of many full time workers in many cities. The post has a chart comparing the income needed to afford one bedroom units at Fair Market Rents (FMRs) with median full … Continue reading Full Time Workers and Housing Affordability
Why Don’t HCV Program Participants Live Near Better Schools?
I saw in a Furman Center e-mail a link to a research paper titled “Why Don’t Housing Voucher Recipients Live Near Better Schools? Insight from Big Data.” While I haven’t gone through the entire paper, here’s a short excerpt from the abstract: We find that families with vouchers are more likely to move toward a … Continue reading Why Don’t HCV Program Participants Live Near Better Schools?
HUD Posts Revised New Administrative Fee Formula Webcast
HUD has posted a webcast on the Revised New Administrative Fee Formula. We have updated our previous post on Administrative Fee Formula links to reflect this. Watch the webcast about the revised new administrative fee formula here.
HUD Publishes Housing Trust Fund Income Limits and Guidance on Environmental Provisions
In May 2016, HUD announced the first-ever National Housing Trust Fund (HTF) allocations to states, amounting to nearly $174 million in available funds for FY 2016. HUD recently published the HTF Income Limits for FY 2016, which are calculated using the following methodologies: The formula that HUD uses for calculating the income limits for the Section … Continue reading HUD Publishes Housing Trust Fund Income Limits and Guidance on Environmental Provisions
HUD Updates Resource Locator App
HUD recently updated their Resource Locator app. The app, which is available for both Android and Apple products as well as a web-based version, maps HUD field offices, affordable housing property management companies, and public housing authority representatives to answer housing availability inquiries and general housing questions. The app includes information about commonly requested housing-related resources from HUD … Continue reading HUD Updates Resource Locator App
UPCS-V Version 1.0 Protocol Posted
HUD REAC has publicly posted Version 1.0 of the UPCS-V protocol. NAHRO is currently in the process of reading through the protocol, but here is a quote and chart from page 8 of the document about the UPCS-V inspection structure. UPCS-V contains five inspectable areas: building exterior, unit, building systems, common areas, and site. UPCS-V … Continue reading UPCS-V Version 1.0 Protocol Posted
UPCS-V Conference Call Recording Now Available
HUD REAC’s Oversight and Evaluation Division (OED) has made available a recording of the UPCS-V conference call with UPCS-V Demonstration participants. The link to the recording can be found on OED’s webpage. A direct link to the recording can be found here.
New Proposed Administrative Fee HUD FAQ posted
HUD has posted a new proposed administrative fee frequently asked questions (FAQ) document on its Housing Choice Voucher New Administrative Fee Formula Proposed Rule webpage. The new FAQ answers four questions: How is the benefit load calculated? How will the formula be applied to MTW sites? How are “per unit fees” and “total funding” calculated … Continue reading New Proposed Administrative Fee HUD FAQ posted
New CRS Report on Federal Spending Trends
The Congressional Research Service recently created a report titled “Federal Benefits and Services for People with Low Income: Overview of Spending Trends, FY2008-FY2015.” The report is the latest in a series that attempts to identify and discuss programs and services oriented toward low-income populations, while focusing on aggregate spending trends. The report contains some interesting … Continue reading New CRS Report on Federal Spending Trends