Kristin Winkel, Director of Homeless Housing Initiatives
King County Housing Authority
February 22, 2013
VASH
NED
HCV
FUP
HUD
Biggest source of deeply subsidized housing Section 8 and Public Housing rent subsidies
can serve extremely low income households Incremental new vouchers all target special
populations, many homeless Veterans, Child-welfare-involved families, Non-elderly disabled
Existing relationships with private landlords
Negative community perception
Landlord acceptance of Section 8 program
Lack of adequate services for hard to serve populations
Cuts to administrative fees
Invite local PHA to join regional efforts to end
homelessness
Improve community perception of PHA by
targeting special needs populations (i.e.
veterans, youth aging out of foster care)
Offer services to support housing stability
Boost utilization of Section 8 resources
Reduce administrative time for PHA staff
Support housing retention
Improve competitiveness for new vouchers
Ask for preferences for:
People who are homeless
Engaged with services providers
Youth aging out of foster care
Request that screening criteria be reduced
Set-asides of vouchers or public housing units
Office space at PHA or in community
KCHA
Disability Vouchers
Tenant-based voucher program
-1800 targeted NED vouchers
-50% formerly homeless
Consortium of service partners, spanning various disability systems
Coordination and supplemental services provided by YWCA
Housing Access and Services Program
(HASP)
GENERAL S8 VOUCHER PROGRAM
EXITS IN 2011
SPECIAL PURPOSE VOUCHER PROGRAM*
EXITS IN 2011
41% of exits were successful or likely successful
42% of exits were successful or likely successful
* Special purpose vouchers include VASH, FUP, NED, DV
KCHA S8 VOUCHER TERMINATION REPORT
General S8 vouchers
VASH NED DV FUP
2012 % 1.45% 0.74% 0.52% 0.00% 1.47%
2001-2011 %
2.07% 0.14% 0.85% 2.39% 2.36%
National Alliance to End Homelessness: Solutions http://www.endhomelessness.org/pages/solutions
The Vital Link: Connecting Housing & Services http://www.clpha.org/uploads/CLPHA-fullbrochure-final-small.pdf
PHA Toolkit for Supportive Housing http://www.csh.org/phatoolkit