The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced a new proposed rule to provide all public housing authorities (PHAs) and Section 8 project-based rental assistance (PBRA) owners flexibility to implement work requirements and time limits for non-elderly, non-disabled work-capable adults in HUD-funded housing.
The proposed rule will allow for the following:
Given the success of MTW PHAs in implementing work requirements, time limits, or both, HUD’s proposed rule gives direct flexibility to all PHAs and Owners to implement a work requirement of up to 40 hours per week and/or time limits of two years or more for non-disabled, non-elderly adults ages 18 to 61. PHAs and Owners can designate who within a household is subject to the work requirements and how to apply the work requirements. Importantly, PHAs and Owners that implement work requirements and/or time limits will be required to offer supportive services to facilitate self-sufficiency, to assist individuals in fulfilling policy requirements.
“Housing assistance was never meant to trap work-able individuals on government support their entire lives, rather it should be a temporary foundation to launch into a life of self-sufficiency. Getting a paycheck is empowering, getting a welfare check is not. HUD’s proposed rule will restore dignity and well-being among residents we serve. Our proposal expands access for deserving families on waiting lists, while still preserving protections for elderly and disabled households.” Said Secretary Scott Turner in a released statement.
Click here to read the full release from HUD.
Click here to read the proposed rule.
