Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act
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| Acronyms (colloquial) | QHWRA |
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| Enacted by | the 105th United States Congress |
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The Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act, is a United States federal law that was created as part of the Fiscal Year 1999 Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Act, leading to significant amendments to the Housing Act of 1937. QHWRA developed new programs to transition families out of public housing, developed a home ownership model for Section 8, and expanded the HOPE VI program to replace traditional public housing units.[1]
The QHWRA combined Section 8's Existing Housing Certificate Program and Rental Voucher Program into the new Housing Choice Vouchers Program. The law specifies that at least 75% of a public housing agency's Housing Choice Vouchers be given to families making at or below 30% of the area median income.[2]
The Faircloth Limit[edit]
The act effectively capped the number of public housing units by creating the Faircloth Limit as an amendment to the Housing Act of 1937. This limited funding for the construction or operation of all units to the total number of units as of October 1, 1999. This requires public housing agencies to remove or consolidate existing units in order to receive funding for construction of any new units.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Public Housing Reform Overview". United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Dawkins, Casey J. (2007). "Income Targeting of Housing Vouchers: What Happened After the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act?" (PDF). Cityscape: A Journal of Policy Development and Research. 9 (3): 69–94.
- ↑ Guidance on Complying With the Maximum Number of Units Eligible for Operating Subsidy Pursuant to Section 9(g)(3)(A) of the Housing Act of 1937 (aka the Faircloth Limit) (PDF), United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Unknown parameter
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External Links[edit]
- Actual QHWRA legislation, Title V begins at the bottom of page 58
- How the Statutory Changes Made by the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 May Affect Welfare Reform Efforts
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