HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Records Coronavirus Policy Updates, April 13
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, has begun to record stakeholder calls rather than conduct them…
HUD Releases FY20 Income Limits, April 13
HUD released FY20 Income Limits on April 1. The income limits determine eligibility for assisted housing programs including public housing, Section 8 project-based rental assistance, Housing Choice…
Recording of NLIHC’s March 30 “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” Call Now Available
Over 2,000 organizers, advocates, housing and homelessness service providers, reporters, and legislative staff attended last week’s national call on “Coronavirus, Homelessness, and Housing” hosted by…
HUD PIH Posts Updated “COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies”
HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) posted an updated “COVID-19 FAQs for Public Housing Agencies” on March 30. The updated set of “frequently asked questions” (FAQs) is based in part on…
HUD CPD Provides COVID-19 Waivers for CoC, ESG, and HOPWA Programs
HUD’s Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) distributed an undated Memorandum on April 1 outlining coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic-related program waivers for the Continuum of Care (CoC),…
Third Update of Coronavirus FAQs from HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing
HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily), which oversees contracts with private owners of HUD-assisted properties, made more updates to its “Questions and Answers for Office of…
HUD Posts Section 3 Coronavirus-Related FAQs
HUD’s Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO) posted on April 3 Section 3 frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding implementation of Section 3 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.…
HUD Updates Mainstream Voucher Polices
Mainstream Voucher Program policies are updated in Notice PIH 2020-01, issued by HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) on January 22. Mainstream Vouchers are tenant-based vouchers that…
HUD Drafts Grant for Stalled Puerto Rico Recovery Funding as Governor Comes Under Fire for Undistributed Emergency Supplies
HUD announced that it finished drafting a grant agreement for the more than $8 billion in stalled federal recovery funding for Puerto Rico approved by Congress almost two years ago (see Memo, 1/21).…
Join “Fight for Housing Justice” Campaign to Oppose HUD’s Harmful Fair Housing Rule
The Trump administration published in the Federal Register on January 14 a proposed rule that would reverse efforts to undo historic and ongoing patterns of housing discrimination and segregation…
HUD Provides Online Version of Building HOME
HUD announced on January 13, a new online version of Building Home, a 12-module training program about the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The Building HOME online training is an interactive…