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Housing Choice Voucher Program

January 2019

Nicole Harmon, Housing Assistance Bureau Chief Vanessa Street, Executive Director HCVP

Housing Choice Voucher Program

Federally Funded Rental Assistance Eligibility: Renters with income below 50% AMI Renter contribution 30% of income Prioritization:

County Residents Disabled individuals qualifying for PSH Victims of Domestic Violence Special needs*

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%

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

Elderly (62 & Older) Disabled Non Elderly & Disabled

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

Average Stay 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%

Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOFA

 HUD partnered with the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services,

representatives from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the Administration for Community Living, and the Assistant Secretary 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

Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOFA

 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) Substantially 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.

Mainstream Federal & Local Requirements

Federal

 Must allow the public to self refer.

If the Waiting List is closed it must be reopened in line with local policies.

 Must lease at least 33 (80%)

vouchers within 12 months of the award

 Must revise the local policy to

allow for portability upon voucher issuance within 12 months of the award

Local HCVP Policy

 Applicant’s on current Waiting List

that qualify have first preference

 Normal HCVP income guidelines

according to family size

 Normal criminal HCVP background  Normal HCVP citizenship or legal

immigration status of at least one household member

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

 Started 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

HCVP Opening Waiting List Federal Requirements (24 CFR 982.206)

 PHA must give Public notice that families can apply for tenant-based

assistance

 The public notice by publication in a local newspaper of general

circulation, minority media and other suitable means. The notice must comply with HUD fair housing requirements

 The PHA may adopt criteria defining what families may apply

HCVP Opening Waiting List Local Policies

 Must maintain single HCVP Waiting List  Will announce the reopening at least 10 business days prior to the

date applications will first be accepted

 The notice must comply with HUD fair housing requirements and must

specify who may apply, and when application will be received

 Will give public notice and relevant information in suitable media

• utlets including, but not limited to:

 The Washington Post, the Washington Examiner; Newspapers and

publications that target African-American, Latino, Vietnamese and

• ther minorities. The PHA will also notify other social service

agencies and partners who are likely to serve families who may qualify for housing assistance.

Cont… HCVP Opening Waiting List Local Policies

 Family Outreach  Outreach efforts must comply with fair housing requirements, including:  Analyzing the housing market area and the populations currently

being served to identify the underserved populations

 Ensuring that outreach efforts are targeted to media outlets that

reach eligible populations that are underrepresented in the program

 Avoiding outreach efforts that prefer or exclude people who are

members of a protected class

 Developing informational materials to distribute to other agencies  Providing applications forms & partnerships to other public and

private agencies servicing potentially eligible population, including agencies servicing persons with disabilities

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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