Public housing is housing stock that is owned by the government; federal public housing is owned by HUD and administered by local public housing agencies (PHAs). 

Additional public housing has not been built in decades. Advocates are thus focused primarily on preserving the public housing stock that remains. Issues facing today’s public housing include: generally well-run public housing agencies facing significant federal funding shortfalls; policies like demolition, disposition and the HOPE VI program that have resulted in the nationwide loss of public housing units; and calls for deregulation of public housing, through the expansion of the Moving to Work demonstration program and other efforts, that come at the expense of affordability, deep income targeting, resident participation, and programmatic accountability.

For more information on public housing, contact Sarah Saadian, Senior Vice President of Public Policy and Field Organizing, at [email protected] or 202.662.1530 x228.

Additional Resources

Memo to Members and Partners Articles

HUD Provides Detailed Guidance Regarding HOTMA’s Asset Limits Provision

HUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs (Multifamily) distributed an email on February 6 announcing the publication of a revised version of joint Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27 (issued on February 2). The revised Notice updates guidance for implementing Section 102 (concerning tenant income…