Housing Career Services Department CITY COUNCIL Public Housing
Housing & Career Services Department CITY COUNCIL Public Housing Authority Annual Plan FY 19 Anne Lansing, Housing Assistance Officer April 08, 2019
PHA Plan Overview Housing & Career Services Department Annual plan required by HUD • As high-performing HCV-only agency, Pasadena submits a “streamlined plan” • Outlines financial resources, progress on mission & goals The Administrative • Plan is a required • attachment Administrative Plan is policy and procedure manual for rental assistance programs Two substantive changes proposed 2
Proposed Changes to Admin Plan Housing & Career Services Department Increased subsidy standard for single person household • Voucher size restored to 1 bedroom from 0 bedroom • This opens up more potential units to rent Three new limited preferences (voucher setasides) • Households exiting Rapid Rehousing (10 vouchers) • Households exiting PSH programs (5 vouchers) • Over-housed families in City-funded affordable housing (15 vouchers) 3
Rental Assistance Update Housing & Career Services Department City of Pasadena Housing Department administers 1409 Housing Choice Vouchers • 1258 HCV currently leased up • 1197/1317 “Section 8” • 241 are Project-based • 46/60 Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) Vouchers • 15/32 VASH Vouchers for homeless vets Approximately 100 Special Needs non. Section 8 Vouchers • 85 Shelter plus Care Homeless Vouchers • 15 HOPWA vouchers for persons with HIV/AIDS 4
Rent & Income Snapshot Housing & Career Services Department Average Tenant rent=$459 Average Payment to Landlord=$869 Average Contract Rent=$1328 Average annual income=$15, 700 • 50% of participants earn between $10 K-15 K Percentage employed=22% Percentage with pension/disability/Social Security=77% • 79% of participants are elderly/disabled 5
Current Challenges Housing & Career Services Department Landlord reluctance to participate Need outstrips demand Inadequate funding • • Payment standards are lower than market rent Paperwork, annual inspections Stereotypes and urban legends Between 2010 and today, participating landlords dropped from 532 to 405 • 22 K persons on waiting list • Preference is given to those who live or work in Pasadena • HUD reimbursement rate does not keep pace with a high cost rental market 6
Current Initiatives Housing & Career Services Department Landlord Outreach • Participation in Property Owner Events • Outreach to Landlord Associations Projectbased Vouchers • Increase from 20% to 30% • Primarily special needs housing 7
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