HUD and HHS shelter assistance: America's two approaches to housing the poor

Article Abstract:

Existing housing programs under the management of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) and the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) are perceived as fragmented, inequitable and inefficient, but little is known about how the two agencies interact. The fact that two federal agencies are involved in the provision of shelter assistance does not necessarily mean inefficiency is inherent in the system, but for such a system to be efficient would require the clear definition of goals for each individually and for both combined. An examination of the problems of equity, efficiency and effectiveness of shelter assistance in existing HUD and HHS programs is underway by the Urban Institute, with funding from the Ford Foundation. The initial results of this research are reported, indicating that those receiving housing assistance from HUD are better off than those being aided only by aidto families with dependent children (AFDC) and SSI payments.

Housing and Urban Development, Social aspects, Housing, Economic policy, Child welfare, United States. Department of Health and Human Services

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Bankrupt policies

Article Abstract:

Recent Housing and Urban Development (HUD) public housing rental calculation changes, 24 CFR PART 913, and the Tenant Allowances for Utilities, 24 CFR PART 965, will result in considerable financial losses, and potential bankruptcy, for many housing authorities. One of these is the Alexandria Housing Authority, which has been able to operate without operating subsidies since 1981 despite rents that average only $65 a month. The changes in HUD regulations will result in an annual loss of $70,000 due to new rent determination rules and an additional one-time loss of $12,500 from the rent credit being determined by the time of moving in. The end result of these and other regulations, including those on Allowances for Utilities for Public Housing, will be bankruptcy in a short time. Ways to avoid this are proposed.

Housing management, Rent subsidies

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Policies or programs: legislative origins of PHA problems

Article Abstract:

Since the inception of federal public housing programs, the definition of a low-income family has been debated. Much of the concern was occasioned by legislators' desires that public housing not compete with private housing. Since the early days of public housing, legislation governing the programs has been based on varying policies that focus on various income groups as policy recipients. In the 1980s, the emphasis has returned to the very poor. An overriding reason for this change in emphasis is found in the cuts made in funding the housing programs. Still, the goals of the housing programs have remained unclear, leaving managers to deal with the particulars. Past and current public housing legislation and administration are analyzed.

Management

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