Housing Assistance ProgramsFebruary 2019

Nicole Harmon, Housing Assistance Bureau Chief

Lucy Yohn, PSH Management Analyst

Housing Grants

County Funded Rental AssistanceEligibility:A working family with minor children Age 65 or olderTotally and permanently disabled OR

county supported mental health client Renter contribution 40% of incomeMaximum income and asset levels apply

Housing Grants

Supporting Measures FY 2014Actual

FY 2015Actual

FY 2016Actual

FY 2017Actual

FY 2018Actual

Average number of households served per month

1,219 1,302 1,299 1,229 1,234

Total number of new applications processed 1,647 1,624 1,408 1,330 1,227

Housing Grants

Elderly(65 & Older) Disabled Working Families

399 (32%)

531(43%)

304(25%)

Housing Grants

Average Annual Income Range

Elderly(65 & Older) $14,926

Disabled $14,766

Working Families $28,085

Housing GrantsLength in HG

ProgramNumber of

Households (%)Percentage

1 year or less 236 20%

1 – 2 years 185 16%

2 – 2 years 131 11%

3 – 4 years 119 10%

4 – 5 years 106 9%

5 years or more 397 34%

Housing Grants – Maximum Allowable Rents (MARs)

Family Household Size

Current MARs

CommittedAffordable 60% AMI

Difference

1 (2 w/spouses) $1,189 $1,319 (1 bedroom) $130

2-4 $1,344 $1,582 (2 Bedroom) $238

5 or more $1,734 $1,828 (3 Bedroom) $94

Housing Choice Voucher ProgramFederally Funded Rental AssistanceEligibility:Renters with income below 50% AMI Renter contribution 30% of incomePrioritization:

County ResidentsDisabled individuals qualifying for PSHVictims of Domestic ViolenceSpecial needs*

Housing Choice Voucher: Overview of Allocated Units

HCV Tenant Based Programs

# of TenantVouchers

Project Based Vouchers (PBV) Converted from HCV Tenant Based

# of PBV Units

HCV-Project Based Vouchers - Separate Federal Funding

# of PBV Units

Regular Vouchers

Family Unification Program

1,538

50

Culpepper(Pending)

9 Rental Demonstration Program (RAD)

42

Veteran AffairsSupportive Housing (VASH)*

15 Mary Marshall 9 Housing Opportunity for Persons with Aids (HOPWA)

8

Hunter’s Park 21

Gates-At Ballston 8

Housing Choice Voucher

Supporting Measures FY 2014Actual

FY 2015Actual

FY 2016Actual

FY 2017Actual

FY 2018Actual

Number of Families Receiving Housing Choice Voucher

1,356 1,340 1,396 1,516 1,504

Overall Lease-up rate 88% 84% 88% 95% 95%

Elderly, Disabled, Non Elderly & Disabled (Regular Vouchers Only)

Elderly(62 & Older) Disabled Non Elderly &

Disabled

490(33%)

307(20%)

707(47%)

Income Range (Regular Vouchers only)

Income Range Regular Vouchers Port Out Percentage

0-$4,999 57 11 5%

$5K - $9,999 327 28 24%

$10K - $19,999 448 29 32%

$20K - $55,000 482 40 36%

> $55,000 47 3%

Total: 1,361 108

Average Stay in Program

Length in HCV Program

RegularVoucher

Port Out Percentage

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 NOFA

HUD partnered with the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services, representatives from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, the Administration for Community Living, and the Assistant Secretary 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 NOFA

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) Substantially 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

Started 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 Supportive HousingLocal State Federal Federal Federal

DHS-HAB DHS-HAB A-SPAN New Hope Housing(safe haven)

VOAC

Locally Funded DBHDS Funded CoCFunded

CocFunded

CoC Funded

• Disabled• Critical housing need• Open active case with a

DHS case manager• Families or singles

• Homeless or exiting a state institution

• Must have an SMI diagnosis

• Single head of household

• Chronically homeless• Transitional Age

Youth (TYA)• Single head of

household

• Chronically homeless• Single head of

household

• Homeless• Single head of household

Contracted Units

Contracted Units

Scattered Site Site Specific Master Lease

215 44 78 8 4

$2.06 mil(rental assistance only)

$836,351 $1.8 mil $274,218 $83,400

Permanent Supportive Housing Program

County & State 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

Support services/case management provided by County staff

PSH staff identify units for participants

PSH staff can provide additional housing supports in the event of unresolved tenant issues

Currently, over 250 participants in scattered site housing

Permanent Supportive Housing Referral Process

Referrals are made by DHS case managers

PSH schedules an admissions meeting to screen referrals (twice per month)

Once an applicant is accepted, PSH will work to identify an apartment for an individual. PSH staff will be available to assist with the apartment application and subsidy process

Applicants are prioritized by housing need

Screening 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

Comparison of Local and State ProgramsLocal

All disabilities

Requires DHS case manager

1 housing specialist for 231 tenants

Minimum home visit every 90 days by DHS case manager

DHS case manager responsible for addressing routine housing issues

State

CSB client with a serious mental illness – homeless or coming out of state institution

Does not require DHS case manager

1.75 Housing Specialist for 44 tenants

Minimum home visit every 30 days by housing spec.; every 90 days by DHS case manager

PSH Housing specialist addresses housing issues

Funds for moving, furniture, utility deposits

Permanent Supportive Housing

Permanent Supportive Housing

Supporting Measures FY 2014Actual

FY 2015Actual

FY 2016Actual

FY 2017Actual

FY 2018Actual

Occupied PSH households at end of fiscal year

190 201 220 251 254

Approved applicants who obtain housing 77% 81% 57% 69% 55%

Permanent Supportive Housing

Number ofPSH ParticipantsFY 17

Adult Services

Developmental Disability Services

BehavioralHealthcareDivision

Total Number

271 21 (10%) 10 (4%) 240 (88%)

Permanent Supportive HousingLength in

PSH ProgramNumber of Households

Percentage

1 year or less 49 18%

1-3 years 79 29%

3-6 years 68 25%

6-10 years 44 16%

10 years or more 29 11%