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

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. Administrative Plan 7/1/2025 . Page TPS-26 TPS-V.G. TERMINATION OF VOUCHERS After September 30, 2023, a PHA may not reissue EHVs when assistance for an EHV-assisted family ends. This means that when an EHV participant (a family that is receiving rental assistance under a HAP contract) leaves the program for any reason, the PHA may not reissue that EHV to another family unless it does so no later than September 30, 2023. If an applicant family that was issued the EHV is unsuccessful in finding a unit and the EHV expires after September 30, 2023, the EHV may not be reissued to another family. All EHVs under lease on or after October 1, 2023, may not under any circumstances be reissued to another family when the participant leaves the program for any reason. An EHV that has never been issued to a family may be initially issued and leased after September 30, 2023, since this prohibition only applies to EHVs that are being reissued upon turnover after assistance to a family has ended. However, HUD may direct PHAs administering EHVs to cease leasing any unleased EHVs if such action is determined necessary by HUD to ensure there will be sufficient funding available to continue to cover the HAP needs of currently assisted EHV families. As explained in Notice 2023-14, issued on June 29, 2023, HUD is identifying whether a voucher issuance is a turnover voucher or a voucher that has never been leased by counting the number of cumulative EHV lease-ups. (Note that cumulative leased vouchers is equal to all households leased since the start of the EHV program—this includes households that have left the program.) Once a PHA’s total cumulative leased EHV count reaches their total EHV allocation of the consolidated annual contributions contract (EHV-CACC), any EHV issuance is considered a reissuance. PHAs that have reached their cumulative EHV lease-up count may not reissue any EHV voucher after September 30, 2023. If a PHA has not reached its EHV-CACC in cumulative leased vouchers, the PHA may continue to issue vouchers to eligible households after September 30, 2023, until the cumulative leased vouchers equal the number of EHVs currently under the PHA’s EHV- CACC, or until directed by HUD to stop issuing EHVs. If a PHA is reallocated additional EHVs, these EHVs are considered never leased and may be issued. PHAs must adjust their EHV voucher issuances according to their most recent EHV success rate, i.e., the likelihood that the voucher-holder will successfully secure an EHV lease. PHAs can consider evaluating their success rate similar to the EHV dashboard that provides a 180-day lease rate. For example, the PHA calculates that 50 percent of recent EHV voucher holders successfully establish an EHV lease in 180 days; therefore, their EHV 180-day success rate is 50 percent. EXHIBIT 1