Below is a listing of articles and resources that are about the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or have information on HUD news and events. For more information, visit www.hud.gov.
Housing and Urban Development Resources
The Center for American Progress (CAP) hosted a discussion on July 20 on the impacts of lead exposure in low income communities across the U.S. and on federal and local solutions to the problem. Panel participants, including HUD Secretary Julián Castro, framed the issue as not just an environmental…
HUD and Comcast announced an initiative on July 15 to provide broadband access to families living in HUD-assisted housing in 40 states across the nation. The effort scales up ConnectHome, a demonstration program hosted by HUD and Comcast that provides children and families living in HUD-assisted…
HUD has proposed a new formula for determining the amount of funding that a public housing agency (PHA) receives to administer the Housing Choice voucher program. The new formula would be based on six variables: program size, a wage index, cost of benefits, percent of households with earned income…
Fifteen individuals were selected to serve as members of the new Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration Advisory Committee. The “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2016” requires HUD to establish a research advisory committee to give HUD advice regarding specific policy proposals and research methods…