[PPT] - Housing Assistance Programs February 2019 Nicole Harmon, Housing PowerPoint Presentation

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Housing Assistance Programs

February 2019

Nicole Harmon, Housing Assistance Bureau Chief Lucy Y

hn, PS

H Management Analyst

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Housing Grants

 County Funded Rental Assistance  Eligibility: A working family with minor children Age 65 or older Totally and permanently disabled OR

county supported mental health client

Renter contribution 40%

f income

Maximum income and asset levels apply

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Housing Grants

Supporting Measures

FY 2014 Actual FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Actual FY 2017 Actual FY 2018 Actual

Average number of households served per month

1,219 1,302 1,299 1,229 1,234

Total number of new applications processed

1,647 1,624 1,408 1,330 1,227

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Housing Grants

Elderly (65 & Older) Disabled Working Families

399 (32% ) 531 (43% ) 304 (25% )

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Housing Grants

Average Annual Income Range Elderly

(65 & Older)

$14,926 Disabled $14,766 Working Families $28,085

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Housing Grants

Length in HG Program

Number of Households (%)

Percentage 1 year or less

236

20% 1 – 2 years

185

16% 2 – 2 years

131

11% 3 – 4 years

119

10% 4 – 5 years

106

9% 5 years or more

397

34%

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Housing Grants – Maximum Allowable Rents (MARs)

Family Household Size

Current MARs

Committed Affordable 60% AMI Difference 1 (2 w/ spouses)

$1,189 $1,319 (1 bedroom) $130

2-4

$1,344 $1,582 (2 Bedroom) $238

5 or more

$1,734 $1,828 (3 Bedroom) $94

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Housing Choice Voucher Program

 Federally Funded Rental Assistance  Eligibility: Renters with income below 50%

AMI

Renter contribution 30%

f income

Prioritization:

County Residents Disabled individuals qualifying for PS

H

Victims of Domestic Violence S

pecial needs*

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Housing Choice Voucher: Overview of Allocated Units

HCV Tenant Based Programs

# of Tenant Vouchers Project Based Vouchers (PBV) Converted from HCV Tenant Based # of PBV Units HCV-Project Based Vouchers - Separate Federal Funding # of PBV Units

Regular Vouchers

Family Unif icat ion

Program 1,538 50 Culpepper (Pending) 9 Rental Demonstration Program (RAD) 42 Veteran Affairs S upportive Housing (VAS H)* 15 Mary Marshall 9 Housing Opportunity for Persons with Aids (HOPWA) 8 Hunter’s Park 21 Gates-At Ballston 8

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Housing Choice Voucher

Supporting Measures FY 2014 Actual FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Actual FY 2017 Actual FY 2018 Actual

Number of Families Receiving Housing Choice Voucher 1,356 1,340 1,396 1,516 1,504 Overall Lease-up rate 88% 84% 88% 95% 95%

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Elderly, Disabled, Non Elderly & Disabled (Regular Vouchers Only)

Elderly (62 & Older) Disabled Non Elderly & Disabled

490 (33% ) 307 (20% ) 707 (47% )

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Income Range (Regular Vouchers only)

Income Range Regular Vouchers Port Out Percentage 0-$4,999 57 11 5% $5K - $9,999 327 28 24% $10K - $19,999 448 29 32% $20K - $55,000 482 40 36% > $55,000 47 3% Total: 1,361 108

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Average S tay in Program

Length in HCV Program Regular Voucher Port Out Percentage 1 year or less 57 1 4% 1 – 2 years 151 10 11% 2 – 2 years 115 9 8% 3 – 4 years 89 6 7% 4 – 5 years 19 2 1% 5 years or more 930 80 69%

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Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOF A

 HUD partnered with the U.S

. Dept of Health and Human S ervices, representatives from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP S ervices, the Administration for Community Living, and the Assistant S ecretary for Planning and Evaluation.

 Helps further the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by helping

persons with disabilities live in the most integrated setting.

 Encourages partnerships with health and human service agencies with a

demonstrated capacity to coordinate voluntary services and supports to enable individuals to live independently in the community.

 Incentivizes PHAs to assist non-elderly persons with disabilities who are:  Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated setting,  At serious risk of institutionalization,  Homeless, or  At risk of becoming homeless

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Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOF A

 Eligible household: A household composed of one or more non-elderly

person with disabilities, which may include additional household members who are not non-elderly persons with disabilities. A household where the sole member is an emancipated minor is not an eligible household.

 Non-elderly person with disabilities (for purposes of determining eligibility):

A person 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age, and who:

 (i) Has a disability, as defined in 42 U.S

.C. 423;

 (ii) Is determined, pursuant to HUD regulations, to have a physical,

mental, or emotional impairment that:

(A) Is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration; (B) S

ubstantially impedes his or her ability to live independently, and

(C) Is of such a nature that the ability to live independently could be

improved by more suitable housing conditions; or

 (iii) Has a developmental disability as defined in 42 U.S

.C. 6001.

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HCVP Waiting List Update

 The HCVP must maintain an adequate pool of applicants to maximize

continuous utilization of the funding

 Arlington’s HCVP Waiting List was last opened in April 3, 2012;

approximately 5,000 applications were accepted

 S

tarted Waitlist purge on 10/ 5/ 18; 908 applications remaining on the Waitlist; the HCVP must and adequate number applicants that would fill any vacancies

 As of December 12, 2018 462 applicants have responded; 446 are in-

process of being removed from the waiting list.

 HCV Program will seek to reopen the waitlist for applications beyond

Mainstream Vouchers

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Tentative Timeline

 December 2018 – Results of waiting list purge will be determined;

results will determine if the HCVP waiting list will be opened for only Mainstream eligible applicants or for everyone

 January 2019 – Data entry completed for waiting list purge and

eligibility assessments begin waitlist applicants

 Late Spring–Waiting list outreach & media publication starts  Summer 2019– Waiting list is opened  September –

December 2019 – Lease-up for Mainstream Vouchers

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Permanent S upportive Housing

Local State Federal Federal Federal DHS

HAB

DHS

HAB

A-S P AN New Hope Housing

(safe haven)

VOAC Locally Funded DBHDS Funded CoC Funded Coc Funded CoC Funded

Disabled
Critical housing need
Open active case with a

DHS case manager

Families or singles
Homeless or exiting a

state institution

Must have an SMI

diagnosis

Single head of

household

Chronically homeless
Transitional Age

Youth (TYA)

Single head of

household

Chronically homeless
Single head of

household

Homeless
Single head of household

Contracted Units Contracted Units S cattered S ite S ite S pecific Master Lease 215 44 78 8 4 $2.06 mil

(rental assistance only)

$836,351 $1.8 mil $274,218 $83,400

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Permanent S upportive Housing Program

 County & S

tate funded rental assistance and support services

 Program for persons with disabilities who need housing supports in

rder to get and keep housing

 Tenant pays 30%

income towards the rent

 S

upport services/ case management provided by County staff

 PS

H staff identify units for participants

 PS

H staff can provide additional housing supports in the event of unresolved tenant issues

 Currently, over 250 participants in scattered site housing

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Permanent S upportive Housing

Referral Process

 Referrals are made by DHS

case managers

 PS

H schedules an admissions meeting to screen referrals (twice per month)

 Once an applicant is accepted, PS

H will work to identify an apartment for an individual. PS H staff will be available to assist with the apartment application and subsidy process

 Applicants are prioritized by housing need  S

creening criteria include:

 Must have a disability  Must have a DHS

case manager

 Income must by 40%

r below area median income

 Applicant must have a critical housing needs (I.e. homeless, group

home, couch surfing, coming out of the hospital etc.)

 Currently 51 individuals in pool and 68 application yet to be screened

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Comparison of Local and S tate Programs

Local



All disabilities



Requires DHS case manager



1 housing specialist for 231 tenants



Minimum home visit every 90 days by DHS case manager



DHS case manager responsible for addressing routine housing issues State



CS B client with a serious mental illness – homeless or coming out of state institution



Does not require DHS case manager



1.75 Housing S pecialist for 44 tenants



Minimum home visit every 30 days by housing spec.; every 90 days by DHS case manager



PS H Housing specialist addresses housing issues



Funds for moving, furniture, utility deposits

Permanent S upportive Housing

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Permanent S upportive Housing

Supporting Measures FY 2014 Actual FY 2015 Actual FY 2016 Actual FY 2017 Actual FY 2018 Actual Occupied PSH households at end of fiscal year 190 201 220 251 254 Approved applicants who obtain housing 77% 81% 57% 69% 55%

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Permanent S upportive Housing

Number of PSH Participants FY 17 Adult Services Development al Disability Services Behavioral Healthcare Division Total Number 271 21 (10% ) 10 (4% ) 240 (88% )