Housing Assistance Programs February 2019 Nicole Harmon, Housing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Housing Assistance Programs February 2019 Nicole Harmon, Housing Assistance Bureau Chief Lucy Y ohn, PS H Management Analyst

Housing Grants  County Funded Rental Assistance  Eligibility:  A working family with minor children  Age 65 or older  Totally and permanently disabled OR county supported mental health client  Renter contribution 40% of income  Maximum income and asset levels apply

Housing Grants FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Supporting Measures Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Average number of 1,219 1,302 1,299 1,229 1,234 households served per month Total number of new 1,647 1,624 1,408 1,330 1,227 applications processed

Housing Grants Elderly Disabled Working Families (65 & Older) 399 531 304 (32% ) (43% ) (25% )

Housing Grants Average Annual Income Range Elderly $14,926 (65 & Older) Disabled $14,766 Working Families $28,085

Housing Grants Number of Length in HG Percentage Program Households (%) 236 1 year or less 20% 185 1 – 2 years 16% 131 2 – 2 years 11% 119 3 – 4 years 10% 106 4 – 5 years 9% 397 5 years or more 34%

Housing Grants – Maximum Allowable Rents (MARs) Committed Current Family Affordable Difference Household Size MARs 60% AMI $1,189 $1,319 (1 bedroom) $130 1 (2 w/ spouses) $1,344 $1,582 (2 Bedroom) $238 2-4 $1,734 $1,828 (3 Bedroom) $94 5 or more

Housing Choice Voucher Program  Federally Funded Rental Assistance  Eligibility:  Renters with income below 50% AMI  Renter contribution 30% of income  Prioritization:  County Residents  Disabled individuals qualifying for PS H  Victims of Domestic Violence  S pecial needs*

Housing Choice Voucher: Overview of Allocated Units # of Tenant Project Based Vouchers # of PBV HCV-Project Based # of PBV HCV Tenant Based Vouchers (PBV) Converted from Units Vouchers - Separate Units Programs HCV Tenant Based Federal Funding Regular Vouchers 1,538 Culpepper 9 Rental 42 (Pending) Demonstration  Family Unif icat ion Program (RAD) 50 Program Veteran Affairs 15 Mary Marshall 9 Housing 8 S upportive Housing Opportunity for (VAS H)* Persons with Aids (HOPWA) Hunter’s Park 21 Gates-At Ballston 8

Housing Choice Voucher FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Supporting Measures Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Number of Families Receiving Housing Choice 1,356 1,340 1,396 1,516 1,504 Voucher Overall Lease-up rate 88% 84% 88% 95% 95%

Elderly, Disabled, Non Elderly & Disabled (Regular Vouchers Only) Elderly Non Elderly & Disabled (62 & Older) Disabled 490 307 707 (33% ) (20% ) (47% )

Income Range (Regular Vouchers only) Regular Income Range Port Out Percentage Vouchers 0-$4,999 57 11 5% $5K - $9,999 327 28 24% $10K - $19,999 448 29 32% $20K - $55,000 482 40 36% 47 3% > $55,000 Total: 1,361 108

Average S tay in Program Length in HCV Regular Port Out Percentage Program Voucher 1 year or less 57 1 4% 1 – 2 years 151 10 11% 2 – 2 years 115 9 8% 3 – 4 years 89 6 7% 4 – 5 years 19 2 1% 5 years or more 930 80 69%

Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOF A  HUD partnered with the U.S . Dept of Health and Human S ervices, representatives from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP S ervices, the Administration for Community Living, and the Assistant S ecretary for Planning and Evaluation.  Helps further the goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by helping persons with disabilities live in the most integrated setting.  Encourages partnerships with health and human service agencies with a demonstrated capacity to coordinate voluntary services and supports to enable individuals to live independently in the community.  Incentivizes PHAs to assist non-elderly persons with disabilities who are:  Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated setting,  At serious risk of institutionalization,  Homeless, or  At risk of becoming homeless

Housing Choice Voucher: Mainstream NOF A  Eligible household: A household composed of one or more non-elderly person with disabilities, which may include additional household members who are not non-elderly persons with disabilities. A household where the sole member is an emancipated minor is not an eligible household.  Non-elderly person with disabilities (for purposes of determining eligibility): A person 18 years of age or older and less than 62 years of age, and who:  (i) Has a disability, as defined in 42 U.S .C. 423;  (ii) Is determined, pursuant to HUD regulations, to have a physical, mental, or emotional impairment that:  (A) Is expected to be of long-continued and indefinite duration;  (B) S ubstantially impedes his or her ability to live independently, and  (C) Is of such a nature that the ability to live independently could be improved by more suitable housing conditions; or  (iii) Has a developmental disability as defined in 42 U.S .C. 6001.

HCVP Waiting List Update  The HCVP must maintain an adequate pool of applicants to maximize continuous utilization of the funding  Arlington’s HCVP Waiting List was last opened in April 3, 2012; approximately 5,000 applications were accepted  S tarted Waitlist purge on 10/ 5/ 18; 908 applications remaining on the Waitlist; the HCVP must and adequate number applicants that would fill any vacancies  As of December 12, 2018 462 applicants have responded; 446 are in- process of being removed from the waiting list.  HCV Program will seek to reopen the waitlist for applications beyond Mainstream Vouchers

Tentative Timeline  December 2018 – Results of waiting list purge will be determined; results will determine if the HCVP waiting list will be opened for only Mainstream eligible applicants or for everyone  January 2019 – Data entry completed for waiting list purge and eligibility assessments begin waitlist applicants  Late Spring –Waiting list outreach & media publication starts  Summer 2019 – Waiting list is opened  September – December 2019 – Lease-up for Mainstream Vouchers

Permanent S upportive Housing Local State Federal Federal Federal DHS -HAB DHS -HAB A-S P AN New Hope VOAC Housing (safe haven) Locally Funded DBHDS Funded CoC Coc CoC Funded Funded Funded • • • • • Disabled Homeless or exiting a Chronically homeless Chronically homeless Homeless • • • • Critical housing need state institution Transitional Age Single head of Single head of household • • Open active case with a Must have an SMI Youth (TYA) household • DHS case manager diagnosis Single head of • • Families or singles Single head of household household Contracted Contracted S cattered S ite S ite S pecific Master Lease Units Units 215 44 78 8 4 $2.06 mil $836,351 $1.8 mil $274,218 $83,400 (rental assistance only)

Permanent S upportive Housing Program  County & S tate funded rental assistance and support services  Program for persons with disabilities who need housing supports in order to get and keep housing  Tenant pays 30% income towards the rent  S upport services/ case management provided by County staff  PS H staff identify units for participants  PS H staff can provide additional housing supports in the event of unresolved tenant issues  Currently, over 250 participants in scattered site housing

Permanent S upportive Housing Referral Process  Referrals are made by DHS case managers  PS H schedules an admissions meeting to screen referrals (twice per month)  Once an applicant is accepted, PS H will work to identify an apartment for an individual. PS H staff will be available to assist with the apartment application and subsidy process  Applicants are prioritized by housing need  S creening criteria include:  Must have a disability  Must have a DHS case manager  Income must by 40% or below area median income  Applicant must have a critical housing needs (I.e. homeless, group home, couch surfing, coming out of the hospital etc.)  Currently 51 individuals in pool and 68 application yet to be screened

Permanent S upportive Housing Comparison of Local and S tate Programs State Local  CS B client with a serious mental illness  All disabilities – homeless or coming out of state  Requires DHS case manager institution   Does not require DHS case manager 1 housing specialist for 231 tenants  Minimum home visit every 90 days  1.75 Housing S pecialist for 44 tenants by DHS case manager  Minimum home visit every 30 days by  DHS case manager responsible for housing spec.; every 90 days by DHS addressing routine housing issues case manager  PS H Housing specialist addresses housing issues  Funds for moving, furniture, utility deposits

Permanent S upportive Housing FY 2014 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 Supporting Measures Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Occupied PSH households at end of 190 201 220 251 254 fiscal year Approved applicants 77% 81% 57% 69% 55% who obtain housing

Permanent S upportive Housing Number of Adult Development Behavioral PSH Participants Services al Disability Healthcare FY 17 Services Division Total Number 271 21 (10% ) 10 (4% ) 240 (88% )