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Summary:  The FY 2011 appropriations law carried over from 2010 to 2011 the provision that HUD may add an additional three Moving-to-Work (MTW) agencies with the same eligibility criteria (listed below).  Additionally, because the Department filled only two of the three authorized slots made available pursuant to the 2010 Act, the Department will solicit applications for one remaining MTW agency authorized in 2010, and the three agencies authorized for 2011 under this notice. 

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2012-15) provides guidance on actions PHAs administering the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program may take to streamline administrative practices and reduce administrative costs.

Date of Publication:  February 27, 2012

View the notice here.

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2012-12) provides guidance on implementing the provision in HUD’s FFY 2012 Appropriations, P.L. 112-55, that limits the use of FFY 2012 Section 8 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance and Section 9 appropriations to pay salaries to public housing agency (PHA) employees.  This limitation applies to all PHA employees, including chief executive officers, other officials, and any other employees.

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2012-11) applies to PHAs that administer the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) and/or Project-Based Certificates/(PBC) and Five-Year Mainstream (MS5) programs. This notice does not cover the public housing program or the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation program.

Summary:  HUD's notice (PIH Notice 2012-10) explains the procedures public housing agencies (PHAs) are required to use for verifying social security numbers, social security benefits of applicants, participants and household members at the time of application for rental housing assistance programs and during mandatory reexamination of household income, as well as the procedures for effective use of EIV’s Identity Verification Report to reduce subsidy payment

Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2012-9) implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the ―Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012‖ (PL 112-55), enacted on November 18, 2011. The 2012 Act establishes the allocation methodology for calculating housing assistance payments (HAP) renewal funds, new incremental vouchers and administrative fees.

Date of Publication:  February 8, 2012

View the notice here.

Summary:  HUD's Notice (PIH Notice 2012-9) implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the ―Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012‖ (PL 112-55), enacted on November 18, 2011. The 2012 Act establishes the allocation methodology for calculating housing assistance payments (HAP) renewal funds, new incremental vouchers and administrative fees.

Date of Publication:  February 8, 2012

View the notice here.

In the mid-afternoon on Friday, February 17, 2012 HUD sent PHAs that administer Section 8 voucher programs, an e-mail with their 12/31/2011 Net Restricted Asset (NRA) balance reports for their final review.  If a PHA finds that the HUD calculated NRA balance differs from HUD’s calculated balance as of December 31, 2011 by more than an immaterial amount (e.g., 3%), they must contact their assigned Financial Analyst at the FMC within two business days of receiving HUD’s letter on February 17, 2012 to discuss it and resolve any problems. HUD set Thursday, F