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Trump Nominates Scott Turner for HUD Secretary
On Friday, November 22, President-elect Donald Trump nominated Scott Turner for Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. Turner currently serves as Chair for Education Opportunity at the America First Policy […]
HUD Sets VMS Data Entry Timelines for HCV PHAs
By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager In mid-November, HUD sent a letter to PHA Executive Directors informing them of dates by which data entry into the voucher management system (VMS) […]
Veteran Homelessness Drops to Lowest on Record
By: Richa Goel, Policy & Legislative Affairs Data Analyst The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Department of […]
HUD OIG Report Highlights Management Challenges at HUD
By: Richa Goel, Policy and Legislative Affairs Data Analyst On October 17th, the HUD Office of Inspector General (OIG) released its fiscal year (FY) 2025 Top Management Challenges, an annual […]
HUD Provides Additional Information on Small Area FMRs
By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager Many PHAs with Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs are in the process of transitioning to small area Fair Market Rents (FMRs). Yesterday, HUD’s technical […]
HUD Pre-Publishes Proposed Rule Changing the Public Housing Assessment System
By: Andrew Van Horn, Policy Analyst On November 1, HUD pre-published “Public Housing Evaluation and Oversight: Changes to the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and Determining and Remedying Performance Deficiencies” […]
HUD Office of the Inspector General Issues Memo Reminding Agencies of Lead-Based Paint Inspection Timing
By: Andrew Van Horn, Policy Analyst HUD’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has published a memo detailing the results of their audits of lead-based paint (LBP) visual inspections. They […]
HUD to Host Webinar on New Payment Standard Guidance
By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager [Editor’s Note: This article originally listed an incorrect date for this webinar. The date has been updated to correctly reflect the date for the […]
No Home Left Offline: Closing the Digital Divide For Public Housing Residents
Urge broadband leaders to invest in closing the broadband affordability gap that keeps millions of Americans offline NAHRO and EducationSuperHighway, a national non-profit with the mission to close the digital […]
HUD Publishes Comprehensive Guidance on Payment Standards
By: Tushar Gurjal, Senior Policy Manager On September 30, HUD published Notice PIH 2024-34 titled “Updated and Consolidated Policy Guidance on Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Payment Standards.” This notice […]