Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers: Revised Implementation of the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing Program

Document 2021-20734 is a Final Rule published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal Register on September 27, 2021, with an effective date of September 27, 2021. This document sets forth the policies and procedures for the administration of tenant-based and project-based Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance under the HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program administered by local public housing agencies (PHAs) that have partnered with local Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities or other entities as designated by the Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs. This document updates the definition for the term VA medical center (VAMC) to also include designated service providers (DSP). This document also includes new waivers and program flexibilities as well as additional general guidance. View the original at https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/09/27/2021-20734/section-8-housing-choice-vouchers-revised-implementation-of-the-hud-veterans-affairs-supportive.

No. Document 2021-20734 is not classified as economically significant under Executive Order 12866. Economically significant rules require OIRA review and are estimated to have impacts of $100 million or more per year.