Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs)
King County HA reaches 90 percent lease-up of Emergency Housing Vouchers funded through American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
10.26.22
From King County Housing Authority's press release:
The King County Housing Authority, in partnership with a number of organizations across the county working to help people experiencing homelessness, has achieved a lease-up rate of 90 percent for the 762 Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) it was awarded through the Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This compares with a national lease-up rate of 50.98 percent.* Of the top 20 grantees ranked by award size, KCHA is the first housing authority to reach this utilization milestone.
HUD Highlights CLPHA Members’ Efforts in Leasing Up Emergency Housing Vouchers
10.13.22
EHV Leasing Faster Than Any Previous HUD Voucher Program
Chicago Senior Experiencing Homelessness Gains Stability, a Fresh Start with Chicago Housing Authority Emergency Housing Voucher
9.28.22
73-year-old Chicago resident Joe Ann Wilson spent nearly two decades in the same apartment, but during the COVID-19 pandemic she was forced to leave her home due to rising rents and subsequently moved between homeless shelters for a year and a half.
21 PHAs at Risk of Losing Emergency Housing Vouchers
DC’s pandemic-era emergency housing program offers lessons for homeless services (District of Columbia Housing Authority)
5.31.22
From The DC Line:
CLPHA Monthly Membership Call -- May 2022
HUD Reminds PHAs to Submit EHV Service and Admin Fee Expenses to VMS
5.13.22
Today, HUD released its latest update to the EHV Dashboard to provide a summary, at the PHA-level, of the reported expenses for the EHV administrative and service fee. As a reminder, PHAs must report EHV Service Fees expenses each month