FY 12 Plan - HUD

[Moving-to-Work 2011-2012 Annual Plan]
E. Data Collection:
SAHA will conduct time studies to determine the number of hour‟s staff spends on
conducting recertifications. SAHA will also monitor cost of materials incurred during
recertification processes to determine cost reduction as a result of this activity.
F. Authorization Cited:
The proposed activity is authorized in SAHA’s MTW Agreement, Attachment C,
Paragraph D1, C
G. Rent Reform:
Any increase in income will not alter participant voucher until the next recertification.
ACTIVITY 11
Local Project-Based Voucher Program for Former Public Housing Residents
A. Description of Activity:
With respect to public housing units that have been disposed of and converted to
project-based vouchers (PBV), SAHA may modify the PBV program policy for former
public housing residents, including but not limited to continuation of Family Self-
Sufficiency participants, which lived in units that have been disposed of or converted
into PBV units. This activity will allow households paying public housing flat rents to
continue to pay such rents or transitional higher rents that remain below 30% of their
adjusted incomes;
With respect to pro-rated households who otherwise would see a significant rent
increase, this allows SAHA related-entity owners of the PBV units to request lower
contract rents for those families‟ units without affecting rent comparability for other units
at the developments; and allows utility allowances consistent with the utility allowances
the households were paying on the units in the public housing program, which may be
more or less than the utility allowances that would be paid with respect to such units
under the voucher program; and make any other necessary rent or occupancy policy
adjustments to provide minimal negative impact to former public housing residents.
B. Statutory Objectives:
The proposed activity would increase housing choices, by preventing potential
displacement resulting from application of PBV rent and occupancy rules to former
public housing residents.
C. Impact Analysis:
The proposed activity will enable SAHA to convert public housing to project-based
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