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Public and Indian Housing
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The role of the Office of Public and Indian Housing is to ensure safe, decent, and affordable housing; create opportunities for residents' self-sufficiency and economic independence; and assure fiscal integrity by all program participants.
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Transitions, Translations, and Transformations

PIH in Motion Front Cover

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) is releasing PIH in Motion: Highlights FY 2011, a report of PIH’s accomplishments for FY 2011. The report covers three broad categories in the work that PIH does: transitions, translations, and transformations. PIH helps people transition through difficult stages in life by providing safe passages, translates ideas in programs to real-world results, and transforms communities by producing sustainable futures. Please look inside for more details.

Please note that the numbers in the last sentence on page 49 are not applicable and are currently being updated.
 


Helping PHAs Help People

POST LogoHUD is announcing the launch of the Public and Indian Housing One-Stop Tool (POST) for PHAs, as part of HUD’s Delivering Together initiative. POST for PHAs is a one-stop website that enables PHAs to quickly access PIH systems, tools, program requirements, and much more. The POST homepage organizes information into eight categories PHAs have indicated make the most sense to them: (1) Public Housing Program; (2) Housing Choice Voucher Program; (3) Grants; (4) Other Programs; (5) Systems; (6) Tools; (7); Laws and Policies; and (8) Directories. Another exciting feature of POST for PHAs is the PIH A-Z Index, an exhaustive alphabetical list of information relevant to PHA programs. Additionally, HUD has several new features under development that will make useful web content even more accessible, including a Calendar of Due Dates for PHAs, an email box for PHAs to suggest improvements to POST, and a list of PIH Forms. Rather than spend considerable time searching for information and resources, PHAs will be able to access all the material they need on POST for PHAs.  


NEW Study on Public Housing Capital Needs

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development study on capital needs in public housing  found that the nation’s 1.2 million public housing units need an estimated $25.6 billion for large scale repairs to improve basic living conditions for residents.  Conducted by independent consultant Abt Associates, Capital Needs in the Public Housing Program updates a 1998 analysis and includes costs to address overdue repairs, accessibility improvements for disabled residents, lead abatement, and water and energy conservation that would make the homes more cost effective and energy efficient. Unlike routine maintenance, capital needs are the large-scale improvements required to make the housing decent and economically sustainable, such as replacing roofs or updating plumbing and electrical systems to increase energy efficiency. Since study completion, public housing owners received a one-time infusion of $4 billion through the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act; of that funding, $3 billion was directed toward projects to address the backlog.