Housing Instability & Homelessness

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New Research Finds Public Housing Agencies File Nearly 6% of Evictions

A new report published in Cities, “Eviction from Public Housing in the United States,” highlights trends in eviction filing rates among public housing agencies (PHAs). Using data from 1,243 PHAs spanning 26 states, the report finds that, on average, 7.6% of tenants in public housing receive an…

HUD Issues HOME-ARP Policy Brief About Preferences and Limitations

HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) in the Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) issued “HOME-ARP Policy Brief: Preferences, Methods of Prioritization, and Limitations” on May 17. Preferences and limitations are frequently mentioned in CPD Notice 21-10: Requirements for…

House Financial Services Committee Passes Two Bills Addressing Homelessness

The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services approved two bills addressing homelessness on May 18: the “Flexibility in Addressing Rural Homelessness Act” (H.R. 7196) and the “Coordinating Substance Use and Homelessness Care Act of 2022” (H.R. 7716). Representatives Cindy Axne (D-IA) and Frank…