Recently, CLPHA outlined HUD’s allocation methodology and process for awarding the newly available 19,700 incremental Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) in PIH Notice 2022-29. These vouchers are being treated as regular HCVs and are not special-purpose vouchers. Every public housing agency (PHA) that administers the HCV program is eligible to receive a minimum of three vouchers to a maximum of 450 vouchers based on need and agency capacity.
On Friday, HUD released a list of awards and CLPHA members were allocated 4,094 of the new HCVs. The American Rescue Plan and FY 2022 budget collectively provided nearly 100,000 new HCVs, including the more than 19,000 vouchers being announced today. In June, HUD announced $43 million in FY21 funding to fund approximately 4,000 new incremental housing choice vouchers, or “Stability Vouchers,” focused on people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, including in rural areas.
| PHA Name | Number of New HCVs |
| New York City Housing Authority | 450 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles | 450 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles | 234 |
| Chicago Housing Authority | 217 |
| Houston Housing Authority | 195 |
| Housing Authority of the County Santa Clara | 64 |
| Miami-Dade Housing Agency | 102 |
| County of Sacramento Housing Authority | 94 |
| San Diego Housing Commission | 92 |
| D.C Housing Authority | 60 |
| Boston Housing Authority | 55 |
| Housing Authority of the County of San Bernardino | 99 |
| Oakland Housing Authority | 46 |
| HA of King County | 59 |
| Housing Authority of Baltimore City | 68 |
| Housing Authority of the County of Cook | 85 |
| Austin Housing Authority | 65 |
| Seattle Housing Authority | 54 |
| Housing Authority of Prince Georges County | 43 |
| Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority | 76 |
| Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority | 78 |
| Housing Authority of the City and County of Denver | 40 |
| Housing Authority of Portland | 56 |
| San Antonio Housing Authority | 70 |
| Fairfax County Redevelopment & Hsg Authority | 41 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta Georgia | 45 |
| Indianapolis Housing Agency | 62 |
| Cincinnati Metropolitan Housing Authority | 54 |
| Orlando Housing Authority | 47 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Charlotte | 49 |
| PHA In and for the City of Minneapolis | 40 |
| Memphis Housing Authority | 55 |
| Housing Authority of Fort Worth | 37 |
| Housing Authority of New Orleans | 35 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee | 54 |
| Housing Authority of Washington County | 26 |
| Louisville Metro Housing Authority | 40 |
| Housing Authority City of Fresno | 36 |
| Housing Authority of Snohomish County | 21 |
| Detroit Housing Commission | 38 |
| Cambridge Housing Authority | 17 |
| Housing Authority City of Jersey City | 23 |
| Public Housing Agency of the City of St Paul | 29 |
| Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri | 34 |
| Housing Authority of Fresno County | 29 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh | 28 |
| Housing Authority of the City of New Haven | 18 |
| Paterson Housing Authority | 19 |
| HA City of Tacoma | 20 |
| The Housing Authority of the City of Durham | 22 |
| Housing Authority of Salt Lake City | 19 |
| Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority | 26 |
| The Municipal Hsng Authority City Yonkers | 15 |
| Housing Authority of the City of El Paso, Tx | 29 |
| Puerto Rico Public Housing Administration | 31 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Vancouver | 18 |
| Lucas Metropolitan Housing Authority | 27 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Bremerton | 13 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Wilmington | 16 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Oklahoma City | 19 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Greensboro | 21 |
| Albany Housing Authority | 15 |
| HA City of Yakima | 16 |
| Housing Authority of the City of San Buenaventura | 9 |
| Fort Wayne Housing Authority | 16 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Asheville | 12 |
| Chester Housing Authority | 8 |
| Bayonne Housing Authority | 6 |
| Housing Authority of the City of Goldsboro | 7 |
| Total | 4094 |
As CLPHA previously reported, HUD is not setting any special terms or conditions for these vouchers as they are an allocation of regular HCVs that will roll into a PHAs regular renewals after the first year. MTW agencies also have the flexibility to apply fungibility to the new HCVs. PIH Notice 2022-29 also stipulates that PHAs are eligible for a one-time administrative fee to assist with leasing these vouchers quickly.
HUD recently announced its allocation methodology and process for awarding the newly available 19,700 incremental Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) in PIH Notice 2022-29. These vouchers are being treated as regular HCVs and are not special-purpose vouchers. Every public housing agency (PHA) that administers the HCV program is eligible to receive a minimum of three vouchers to a maximum of 450 vouchers based on need and agency capacity.
PHAs are not required to separately report these vouchers, and HUD is not setting any special terms or conditions for these vouchers. Rather, these vouchers are an additional allocation of regular HCVs, and will roll into the PHAs regular renewals after the first year. These vouchers must be reported monthly into the Voucher Management System and will be renewed in the same manner as regular HCVs.
As of August 26, eligible PHAs were notified of their award and may decline their voucher allocation by submitting a notice declining the award to [email protected] by September 2, 2022.
Administrative Fees
HUD is allocating $30 million to a set aside one-time administrative fee to help PHAs quickly lease these vouchers in addition to the special fees listed in PIH Notice 2022-14. PHAs will be allocated a single one-time start-up fee of $750, as well as an ongoing administrative fee based on leasing (calculated as outlined in PIH Notice 2022-14).
MTW Agencies
Because these vouchers are an additional allocation of regular HCVs, MTW agencies have the flexibility to apply fungibility to these new vouchers.
HUD Implements CLPHA Recommendation to Use Private-Sector Rental Data to Better Reflect Rents
Today, HUD published FY23 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) used to determine payment standard amounts for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. FMRs are also used for various purposes for several HUD-funded programs, including to:
- calculate public housing flat rents;
- determine initial renewal rents for expiring project-based Section 8 Project-Based contracts;
- determine initial rents for housing assistance payment (HAP) contracts in the Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program (Mod Rehab); and
- set rent ceilings for units in the HOME Investment Partnership Program (HOME) and Emergency Solution Grants program.
According to HUD’s press release on today’s publication, FMRs have increased nationally by approximately 10 percent. “One of the reasons that housing voucher holders are unable to use those vouchers is because the value of their vouchers has not kept up with rapid rent increases,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. “These new FMRs will make it easier for voucher holders facing this challenge to access affordable housing in most housing markets, while expanding the range of housing opportunities available to households.”
CLPHA Applauds HUD’s Use of Private-Sector Rental Data to Determine FY23 FMRs
In July, CLPHA told members about HUD’s proposal to change its methodology to calculate FY23 FMRs. Due to significant interruptions in public data sources previously used to determine FMRs caused by COVID-19, HUD supplemented public data with data from private sources to ensure the accuracy of the FY23 FMRs. While HUD acknowledges that introducing these private sector rental data sources has some limitations, such as they do not cover the entire U.S., HUD proposed that these data sources are useful to determine the impacts of inflation in FY23. This methodological change – which incorporated public feedback through a notice of proposed changes – is only applicable to FY23.
CLPHA has long advocated that HUD includes the use of commercial data to obtain more accurate gross rents in its FMR calculations, particularly in high-cost areas and/or in markets experiencing rapidly rising costs. CLPHA supports HUD’s announcement to incorporate private-sector rental data in FY23.
FY23 FMRs are available at this link and will become effective on October 1, 2022. As in prior years, HUD accepts public comments on FY23 FMR calculation methodology and requests for reevaluation of FMRs for specific areas by October 3, 2022.
CLPHA will share a more detailed analysis of FY23 FMRs and HUD’s new calculation methodology shortly.