Item HA 03 - Update to the Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan

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Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 Page 18-7 Waiting List Placement [Notice PIH 2023-04 and FYI FAQs] The PHA must use the HCV waiting list for the FYI program. Youth already on the HCV program may not be transferred to an FYI voucher since they are not homeless or at-risk of homelessness. Once a referral is made, the PHA must compare the list of PCWA referrals to its HCV waiting list to determine if any applicants on the PCWA’s referral list are already on the PHA’s HCV waiting list. Applicants already on the PHA’s HCV waiting list retain the order of their position on the list. Applicants not already on the PHA’s HCV waiting list must be placed on the HCV waiting list. If the PHA’s HCV waiting list is closed, the PHA must open its HCV waiting list in order to accept new referrals. The PHA may reopen the waiting list to accept an FYI eligible youth without opening the waiting list for other applicants; however, the requirements at 24 CFR 982.206 for giving public notice when opening and closing the waiting list apply (see section 4- II.C., Opening and Closing the Waiting List of this administrative plan). SAHA Policy Within 14 calendar days of receiving the referral from OCSSA, SAHA will review the HCV waiting list and will send OCCSA a list confirming whether or not referrals are on the waiting list. Referrals who are already on the list will retain their position and the list will be notated to indicate the applicant is FYI-eligible. The waiting list for FYI vouchers is continually open for referrals from Orange County Social Services Agency as long as there are FYI vouchers available. PHAs may choose to create a preference in their regular HCV program for persons whose FYI assistance is expiring and will lack adequate housing as a result of their termination from the program, or other similar category. As required by statute, an FYI voucher may only be used to provide housing assistance for youth for a maximum of 36 months. However, youth who first lease a unit with an FYI voucher after the date of enactment of the Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities (FSHO) amendments may receive an extension of the 36- month time limit of assistance for up to an additional 24 months if they meet the requirements of FSHO. FSHO applies to eligible youth who first leased or leases a unit after the date of enactment of FSHO, December 27, 2020, which includes youth who will be assisted with funding under this Notice. See HUD’s FSHO implementation notice published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2022 (87 FR 3570). SAHA will provide a selection preference for FYI voucher holders who are terminated due to the time limit on assistance in accordance with this policy. EXHIBIT 1