May 17
FY 2014 Operating Funds Process and Schedule
Available now is the tentative submission schedule for the processing of CY2014 Operating subsidy submissions. Please note that the timeframe for PHAs to submit the excel tools to their appropriate Field Office is shorter than the timeframe provided for 2013 funding by approximately one week. Read more

May 16
'ReThink: Why Housing Matters' Launches Today!
We're excited to share our support for ReThink, a national public awareness initiative to encourage the public to realize the benefits that public housing communities offer the greater community. Read more

May 8
HUD Letter Explains 2013 Voucher Set-Aside Funds
Each year Congress appropriates approximately $100 million in voucher set-aside money that can be used for specifically defined purposes. Since 2013's housing assistance payment (HAP) money was not fully funded by Congress and is expected to be prorated at 94 percent, an additional category was added that authorizes this set aside money to be used to prevent terminating participant families from the program. Read more

Breaking news archives

The drop-down menu below lists a number of important issues and topics relating to public housing. Use it as a resource to read up on past and present articles specific to those topics.


Browse menu to view topics and issues President's Forum Articles FY 2014 HUD Budget FY 2013 HUD Budget Proposed Operating Reserve Offset PIH Notices Comments Small PHA Reform Section Eight Savings Act (SESA) PETRA Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) PHAS Environment and "Green" Issues Operating Fund Capital Fund Move to Work (MTW) Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) HCV Admin Fee Study Choice Neighborhoods Initiatives (CNI) Executive Compensation Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Testimony Proposed Rules Interim Rules Final Rules NOFAs Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) System FY 2012 HUD Budget FY 2011 HUD Budget

Congratulations to the 2013 Scholarship Winners
$7,000 Bollinger Scholarship and $5,000 Freedom & Civil Rights Winner - Javari LeVonte Parks (Charlotte, NC)
$5,000 HD Supply - Pierre W. McCauley (Murphysboro, IL)

Small PHA Reform Toolkit and SHARP Publication
Get the latest information on Small PHA Reform

FY 2014 Proposed HUD Budget
Get the latest information on the FY'14 budget

HUD's Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) Website
Provides background materials, authorizing legislation, and examples of resources.

PHADA's Position Paper on AHSSIA

PHADA Survey: Effects of Funding Cuts

PHADA Issue Briefs

• HUD's Salary Caps on Housing Authorities Risk Program Quality
• Sequestration/CR and the HUD Budget
• Interim PHAS Rule
• HCV Administrative Fees
• Operating Reserve Offset
• HUD Plans to Set Metropolitan Fair Market Rents for Very Small Areas
• MTW Success Documented
• Public Housing Energy Conservation Incentive