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Flexibility in Managing Your Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV):
PIH 2005-9 -- How Flexible is Flexible?
Ever wonder what flexibility means and what actions you can take to make your
program more flexible? Today's HCV program is being administrated on a fixed budget
with certain limitations. Housing agencies (HA) are challenged to keep or increase
service levels, even more so than in years past. In addition, today's HAs are
expected to manage utility costs within fixed annual budgets, and ensure that
the current elderly and disabled voucher families remain protected against significant
adjustment impacts.
HUD's recently issued notice - PIH Notice 2005-9 - provides guidance to housing
agencies (HAs) on actions they may take to reduce costs in the Housing Choice
Voucher Program. Under certain local conditions, HUD's notice provides guidance
designed to assist agencies in offsetting funding shortfalls through program costs
reductions allowed under the regulations including: shorter time frames for implementing
lowering payment standards, reducing utility allowances, denying portability and
mobility requests to high cost areas and units, and raising tenants' minimum monthly
rents to $50.
During this AudioShort, NAHRO members provided a number of additional policies
and procedures not covered in PIH Notice 2005-9, that can help you manage your
HCV program and offset funding shortfalls in both voucher assistance and administrative
fees. You will learn how you can juggle, yet comply, with program requirements
during extremely trying times, and learn from and exchange questions and answers
with, seasoned veterans who want to help agencies preserve their well earned reputations
in their communities.
Moderator:
Mr. Bill Jacobs, PHM
Executive Director, Housing Authority of McDonough County
Macomb, IL
Panelists:
Mr. James E. Dilley
Executive Director, Town of Portsmouth Housing Authority
Portsmouth, RI
Mr. Alex Morales, PHM
Executive Director, Hialeah Housing Authority
Hialeah, FL
Mr. Michael T. Pucci
Executive Director, Housing Authority of the City of Alameda
Alameda, CA
Mr. Joseph E. Villarreal
Director of Leased Housing, City of Oakland
Oakland, CA
Mr. Jonathan Zimmerman
Housing Policy Analyst, NAHRO
Washington, DC
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