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Search Results: keywords:"Housing Choice Voucher"

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 558
    Reading Time:about 11 minutes

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is updating its rules for two programs: the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) mobility demonstration and the Moving to Work (MTW) expansion. HUD is allocating up to $50 million to help public housing agencies increase the number of families living in opportunity areas. However, HUD is imposing some restrictions to ensure accurate assessments of both programs, such as limiting how housing agencies can participate in both programs simultaneously. Housing agencies must choose between specific MTW expansion cohorts and the HCV mobility demonstration, and some policy changes require HUD's approval to maintain the integrity of the evaluation process. HUD also made corrections to previously published definitions and requirements.

    Simple Explanation

    HUD is giving some money to help more families live in better neighborhoods, but they are putting rules in place so that organizations don't get mixed up or do things wrong. They have to follow specific instructions and sometimes need special permission to try out new ideas.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 6908
    Reading Time:about 6 minutes

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is proposing a new information collection to evaluate the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Mobility Demonstration. This initiative aims to assess the impact of mobility services on helping families with children move to areas with lower poverty. HUD is inviting public comments on their proposal and is looking for input on whether the information collection is necessary, accurate, and can be improved. The evaluation will be conducted over a two-phase period and will involve data collection from participating families, public housing agencies, and landlords.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is checking how well a program helps families move to nicer places, and they want people to say if they think the way they're collecting information is good or not. Some people are worried because they can't see how all the costs and times were figured out, and they're not sure about the methods used or how the helpers for the study were picked.