President Obama and HUD Secretary Julián Castro recently announced ConnectHome, an initiative to extend affordable broadband access to families living in HUD-assisted housing. Through ConnectHome, Internet Service Providers, nonprofits, and the...
After three days of debate, the House recently passed the fiscal year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development funding bill (H.R. 2577) with a final recorded vote of 216-210. The bill adheres to strict spending caps imposed by...
Senators Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) and Ben Cardin (D-MD) recently introduced S. 1530, a bill that would renew the Moving to Work (MTW) agreements for 11 of the 39 MTW public housing agencies (PHAs) for 10 years, and prohibit HUD from making any...
HUD Secretary Julián Castro recently testified before the House Committee on Financial Services during a hearing titled, “The Future of Housing in America: Oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.” This was the...
Q: You have to verify the immigration status of applicants who declare that they’re eligible noncitizens, unless they’re over 62 years old. True or false?
HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently issued a Notice of Final Determination that establishes minimum energy standards that newly constructed housing units must meet to be eligible for insurance through various HUD and USDA...
In an effort to address emergency, safety, and security needs, HUD recently awarded grants to 29 public housing authorities to help fight crime and drug activities at their sites. The grants originated from HUD's Capital Fund Emergency Safety...
The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is the largest public housing authority in North America. In spite of many problems, it is still considered to be the most successful big-city public housing authority in the country. Whereas most large...
A former manager and a consultant of the Massachusetts-based Chelsea Housing Authority have been found guilty of conspiring to defraud the government by rigging biennial federal inspections of apartments to make sure the housing agency received a...
HUD recently announced the recipients of approximately $34 million in Housing Counseling program grants for fiscal year (FY) 2015. The awards given out this year represent the second phase of HUD’s two-year Comprehensive Housing Counseling...
The U.S. Supreme Court recently refused to hear a challenge brought by HUD to a federal appeals court decision requiring the agency to use contracts rather than grants to fund its administration of Section 8 public housing projects. Without offering...
Q:A resident has lost his job, and you are delaying the household’s interim recertification until the resident’s unemployment claim has been completed and the new income is known. During the delay, the household stops paying rent...
