The VA GPD liaison monitors the services the grantees offer to Veterans and provides direct assistance to them. 1437f(o)(6)(A) and (B) and (o)(13)(J), regarding preferences, have been waived to provide for the effective administration of the program. Attention A T users. Veterans in transitional housing longer than 90 days are no longer eligible for HUD-VASH. Whether the family is a new admission or portability move-in, in section 12 of the HUD-50058, line 12d is always marked Y. In cases of portability where families move out of the catchment area of the initial PHA, 12e must be 0 since the family must be absorbed, and 12f must be left blank. 2 0 obj Through VA health care services, program participants receive ongoing case management, counseling and other applicable clinical care services as needed. 782), is waived for HUD-VASH vouchers so that all units exclusively made available to HUD-VASH families in a PBV project are exempted from the PBV income-mixing requirements (project cap). Veterans Crisis Line: 2. Would you like to start the session? PBV project selection for HUD-VASH must follow all regular project selection regulations. If you're interested, call 858-694-4808. Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners. documents in the last year. Federal Register issue. The third-party sites are not under the control of BudgetSmart and BudgetSmart is not responsible for the content of any third-party site. If a HUD-VASH family selects a unit that passed a HQS inspection (without intervening occupancy) within 45 days of the date of the Request for Tenancy Approval (form HUD-52517), the unit may be approved as long as it meets all other conditions under 24 CFR 982.305. HUD-VASH is a joint program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). All program housing units must be inspected regularly to ensure that the home continues to meet local PHA minimum quality standards. Monday - Friday 7 am to 8 pm edition of the Federal Register. This case-management support ranges from substance misuse counseling to better access to mental and physical health treatment and other clinical services. Accordingly, under 24 CFR 50.19(c)(1), this document is categorically excluded from environmental review under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 34 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<9299F7605EC7834DA06537ED4E0CA6C4>]/Index[23 17]/Info 22 0 R/Length 65/Prev 40541/Root 24 0 R/Size 40/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream Learn about what HUD grantees are doing across the nation. Eligibility requirements for HUD-VASH candidates are set by the VA and the local public housing authority. The program provides a network of supports to veterans to help them obtain sustainable, affordable, long-term housing. They assist veterans and their families afford safe housing. L. 114-201, 130 Stat. Under the HCV tenant-based voucher (TBV) program, the housing assistance payments (HAP) contract between the PHA and the owner covers only a single unit and a specific assisted family. Mythbusters: Using HUD-VASH to house homeless Veterans 2. Ending veteran homelessness is serious work, knowing every veteran experiencing homelessness in a community by name, Lynchburg, VA Vice-Mayor Beau Wright on Reaching Functional Zero for Veteran Homelessness, Preventing Housing Instability During COVID-19: Understanding Eviction Moratoriums and Rental Assistance. Use the up and down arrows to navigate this combo box. 23 0 obj <> endobj PHAs are required to maintain records that allow for the easy identification of families receiving HUD-VASH vouchers. To expedite the leasing process for tenant-based HUD-VASH, PHAs may pre-inspect available units that veterans may be interested in leasing to maintain a pool of eligible units. ), II. If a participant experiences an employment gap or another kind of financial setback that prevents them from paying their portion of the rent, he or she may request a hardship exemption until the situation improves. This incredible program is making a huge impact on the homeless veteran population. Units exclusively made available to HUD-VASH families are excluded from (do not count against) this PBV project cap. The VA medical center qualifies veterans for housing using an assessment called the Homeless Screener Clinical Reminder. In the case of project-based assistance, this also includes providing structural changes to a unit or public or common use area when they may be needed as a reasonable accommodation for an applicant or participant or their household members with a disability. Office of Accountability & Whistleblower Protection, Training - Exposure - Experience (TEE) Tournament, Benefit & Claim Status (Registration Required), Beneficiary Enrollment Form 24-0296 (PDF), Veterans Retraining Assistance Program (VRAP), Web Automated Verification of Enrollment (W.A.V.E.) These vouchers are administered at approved VAMC's (Veteran Affairs Medical Centers). Under HOTMA, PHAs no longer need authorization from HUD to convert tenant-based HUD-VASH vouchers to project-based HUD-VASH vouchers. Find answers to frequently asked questions. If there is continued need at the VAMC or DSP, HUD-VASH vouchers may be voluntarily moved between PHAs administering HUD-VASH programs within the same VAMC or DSP catchment area. What is OTH? documents in the last year, 29 The HUD is a federal agency that, among other things, runs government-funded housing assistance programs. Federal Register Document page views are updated periodically throughout the day and are cumulative counts for this document. The HUD-VASH programcombines housing vouchers with VA supportive services to help Veterans who are homeless, and their families, find and sustain permanent housing. corresponding official PDF file on govinfo.gov. To help meet this resource need, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has made a large push to connect veterans in need with HUD-VASH vouchers as part of the coordinated national effort to end veteran homelessness. Therefore, special mobility and portability procedures must be established. Learn more here. The PHA must determine income eligibility for HUD-VASH families in accordance with 24 CFR 982.201. The updates made to existing requirements include: (1) Allowing PHAs to house HUD-VASH veterans referred by the VA in a project-based voucher unit without selecting from the PHA's waiting lists or applying local preferences (section II.a); (2) additional explanation regarding the process for portability moves for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking (section II.f); (3) additional details regarding case management requirements from the VAMC or DSP (section II.g); (4) explanation that, in the case of a family break-up, the HUD-VASH assistance must stay with the HUD-VASH veteran; however, in the case of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking in which the HUD-VASH veteran is the perpetrator, the victim must continue to be assisted (section II.h. Community Solutions is a non-profit organization that works to achieve a lasting end to homelessness that leaves no one behind. The PHA representative will conduct his or her own interview to further determine your HUD-VASH eligibility. Start Printed Page 53211 of the issuing agency. HUD-VASH Reference Guide - Rules waived for the program (based on flexibility provided by Congress in annual appropriations acts) The veteran drives the case management goals and agrees to the options that he/she feels will help him/her to sustain permanent housing. Any extensions, suspensions, and progress reports will remain under the policies in the PHA's administrative plan but will apply after the minimum 120-day initial search term. To access the combo box on this page please perform the following steps. Income targeting requirements of section 16(b) of the USHA of 1937, as well as 24 CFR 982.201(b)(2), do not apply for HUD-VASH families so that participating PHAs can effectively serve the eligible population specified in the Appropriations Acts; that is, homeless veterans, who may be at a variety of income levels, including low-income. Grantees work closely with an assigned liaison from the local VAMC. Once you receive a voucher, the team helps you locate a suitable home within your community. Securing housing with other criminal offenses may create other housing barriers for veterans, such as landlords that do criminal background checks and will not rent to those with criminal offenses on their record, but their criminal histories do not exclude the veterans from participation in HUD-VASH. If the family no longer requires case management, as determined by the VAMC or DSP, there are no portability restrictions. Therefore, 24 CFR 982.355(d), which gives the receiving PHA the option to absorb the family into its own HCV program or bill the initial PHA, is not applicable. Additionally, HUD-VASH supportive services only need to be provided to all HUD-VASH families in the project, not all families receiving PBV assistance in the project. Section 8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (USHA of 1937), which requires homeless veterans to have chronic mental illnesses or chronic substance use disorders with required treatment of these disorders as a condition of receipt of HUD-VASH assistance, is waived. Through the HUD-VASH program, HUD and VA increase access to affordable housing for homeless veterans and provide the support necessary to obtain and maintain permanent housing in the community. If the owner does not evict the family, the PHA must remove the unit from the HAP contract or amend the HAP contract to substitute a different unit in the project if the project is partially assisted. Case management includes help securing VA and other benefits such as educational aid and financial planning. Because HUD only issues a limited number of vouchers in each county, applicants may be waitlisted until benefits are available. To access the menus on this page please perform the following steps. This document does not direct, provide for assistance or loan and mortgage insurance for, or otherwise govern or regulate, real property acquisition, disposition, leasing, rehabilitation, alteration, demolition or new construction, or establish, revise or provide for standards for construction or construction materials, manufactured housing, or occupancy. documents in the last year, 204 Veterans in HUD-VASH are weighted based on their stage in the program, with higher weightings applied to veterans in more intensive stages of the program, and lower weightings applied to those who have stabilized. Case management goals are personalized and can include substance use recovery, keeping medical and mental health appointments or learning how to live on a budget. u~'Pf If you are using public inspection listings for legal research, you To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. Sign up for the latest news on Built for Zeros efforts to end homelessness and more! ***Civil rights requirements cannot be waived. When completing the HUD-50058, the family will continue to be coded VASH on line 2n unless the family has been moved to a regular voucher, in which case the code in 2n would be left blank. Housing Assistance For Veterans - VA Homeless Programs If the PHA approves a family's unit and tenancy, the PHA contracts with the property owner to make monthly subsidy payments (housing assistance payments) directly to the owner on behalf of the family . This expanded eligibility does not immediately impact the availability of HUD-VASH vouchers and/or staffing resources. documents in the last year, 494 Through public housing authorities, HUD provides rental assistance vouchers for privately owned housing to Veterans who are experiencing homelessness. The HUD-VASH program helps thousands of at-risk veterans and their families find safe, secure housing. However, these vouchers are never eligible for MTW fungibility. To enter and activate the submenu links, hit the down arrow. In addition, a HUD-VASH participant family must not be terminated after admission, for a circumstance or activity that occurred before admission and was known to the PHA but could not be considered at the time of admission due to the HUD-VASH Operating Requirements. This document sets forth the policies and procedures for the administration of tenant-based and project-based Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance under the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program administered by local public housing agencies (PHAs) that have partnered with local Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs. VA provides these services for participating Veterans at VA medical centers (VAMCs) and community-based outreach clinics.