HUD Issues Three Chapters of Revised Housing Voucher Guidebook

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) has published three of thirteen chapters of a revised Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook. The three chapters are “Eligibility Determination and Denial of Assistance,” “Moves and Portability,” and “Rent Reasonableness.” The previous guidebook (7420.10G) is from 2001.

The purpose of the revised guidebook is to inform public housing agencies (PHAs), households, and other stakeholders about how the voucher program is administered. It will contain regulatory requirements, PIH Notices, Federal Register notices, and other forms of guidance issued by HUD. 

Because program policies and procedures change over time, the guidebook chapters will be active documents on HUD’s website. Individual chapters will be amended as policies are refined. The revised guidebook will have footnote citations whenever the word “must” is used. In many policy areas, HUD allows PHAs the flexibility to make local policy decisions, so it is important to note when HUD requires a policy to be adopted. 

The Housing Choice Voucher Guidebook webpage is at: https://bit.ly/2XbzFEO

The previous guidebook from 2001 (7420.10G) is no longer on HUD’s website, but is available via a Google search.

More information about vouchers is on page 4-1 of NLIHC’s 2019 Advocates’ Guide.