Hot off the presses from HUD: Relief for RAD Projects Facing Extraordinary Costs. Public housing properties converted under RAD receive annual rent increases based on HUD’s Operating Cost Adjustment Factor (OCAF). However, in recent years, rising operating costs have outpaced the standard OCAF, leaving some RAD projects under financial strain. To address this, HUD now allows owners to request a one-time good-cause exception to the standard OCAF if they can demonstrate that uncontrollable cost increases are creating severe financial hardship.
To learn more regarding the owner submission and review process for an exception to use an alternative operating cost factor, read the following: Question Details
HUD Extends NSPIRE-V Mandatory Compliance Date to October 1, 2027
HUD extends the NSPIRE-V Mandatory Compliance Date from the original extension date of October 1, 2025, to February 1, 2027. National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) wrote a great article explaining the new deadline that was given to PHAs.
Read more about the extended deadline: HUD Extends NSPIRE-V Mandatory Compliance Date to Feb. 1, 2027 – The National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
Please note that the deadline to submit any comments regarding Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures to HUD is October 17, 2025
On September 15, HUD wrote an article in the Federal Register titled, “30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Owner’s Certification With HUD Tenant Eligibility and Rent Procedures.” The mentioned forms are now posted to HUDs HOTMA-related Forms Drafting Table at HOTMA Related Forms Drafting Table | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
The extension for NSPIRE Compliance Act
The extension for the NSPIRE Compliance Act is October 1st for the following (5) New Affirmative Requirements for NSPIRE.
1. Fire Labeled Doors
2. Electrical Safety
3. Guardrails
4. HVAC Standards
5. Interior and Minimum Lighting
To learn more, read HUD’s published article, https://www.hud.gov/reac/nspire-notices
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NHC receives Great Place To Work certification for the second year in a row
For the second year in a row, we’re proud to be Certified by Great Place To Work.
A special thank you to all NHC employees for continuously making our organization exceptional. From your dedication to affordable housing to your enthusiasm for everything NHC stands for – you are what makes this place great.
NHC helps fund summer programs at Housing Authority of Jefferson County
With funds provided by National Housing Compliance, the Housing Authority of Jefferson County recently held a picnic to kick-start their six-week summer program, which provides valuable learning resources and educational opportunities for children living in their affordable housing communities. Pictured is our IL Team, Board Members, Michele Williams (Executive Director), Shai Cummings (Youth Program Coordinator), and the participating families.
HUD Debuts New Website Focused on High-Quality, Streamlined Service to American Public
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner today announced the launch of a new, streamlined HUD.gov website that prioritizes the needs of the American public.
“Providing the best and highest quality service to rural, tribal and urban communities means that critical resources online should be streamlined, concise and user-friendly,” Secretary Turner said. “The new HUD.gov embodies these qualities and continues to build on our pledge to be mission-minded and fulfill our statutory responsibilities while efficiently and effectively providing vital information to the American public. We are excited to share this final product that will save taxpayer dollars and reflects years of feedback and analysis from the American people.”
In 2024, the Office of the Chief Financial Officer CX/DX Team worked closely with HUD’s Digital Experience Working Group, which was comprised of representatives from all program offices, to conduct user experience research, launch a website feedback survey, and analyze traffic to HUD.gov.
The results of this process illustrated that HUD.gov in its previous state was not meeting the needs of the American public. Nearly half of the respondents to HUD’s 2024 feedback survey were unsatisfied with HUD.gov. Additionally, less than 5% of HUD.gov’s total pages made up 80% of all web traffic, yet the website had 9,200 web pages, 123,000 documents, and 19 program office microsites, each with its own separate confusing navigation.
The site was bloated with redundant, outdated and disorganized content, making it difficult for users to access the critical information needed to find affordable housing, shelter, and report issues including housing discrimination and identification of fraud, waste and abuse.
The new website features about a 90% reduction in content from the previous website, with information organized into three easy-to-navigate categories: Helping Americans, HUD Partners, and Researchers. With the launch of the new HUD.gov website and a consolidation of services, we’ve identified more than $400,000 in savings to the American taxpayer.
HUD Releases New Income Limits
HUD released the 2025 Income Limits on April 1, 2025. To see what they are visit: Income Limits | HUD USER
HUD has updated the VAWA Forms
HUD has revised the forms required under the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA) and its implementing regulations. These updates extend the expiration date and modify the content to better support compliance with VAWA requirements.
VAWA | HUD.gov / U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Today: Call your Elected Officials to Protect HUD & Affordable Housing
What’s Happening
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s approximately 8,300 employees run affordable housing programs that serve millions of people nationwide, including children, veterans, seniors and persons with disabilities. The administration has asked HUD to cut its workforce by about half, with deep cuts in field offices nationwide and threatened reductions to programs and funding.
Staff and funding cuts to an already under-resourced HUD will reduce government efficiency, increase housing instability and homelessness (especially for low-income families and individuals), and worsen an already historic national affordable housing crisis. Local communities and businesses will suffer, and property owners will lose rent revenue, which in turn could cause increased mortgage defaults and foreclosures.
On Monday, March 10, organizations and people all over the country are taking action to protect HUD and the affordable homes it makes possible. Join us!
Call Your Senators and Representatives!
Ask them to stop reckless cuts of HUD staff and funding! Large and thoughtless cuts will damage communities and worsen our national affordable housing crisis. Here are some talking points you can use – feel free to add your own stories and information!
- HUD staff and programs are essential to local affordable housing! Affordable housing providers need a fully-staffed and resourced HUD to ensure timely payments to landlords and vendors, inspect properties, work with landlords, and more. Less staff at HUD will result in longer housing waitlists, less efficient payment and procurement, and more uncertainty for private landlords who accept tenants with vouchers. In addition, rehabilitation and modernization of public housing units will slow down, as will the work of supporting local operations and protecting residents.
- HUD staff and funding cuts hurt our communities! Millions of people nationwide rely on HUD programs for housing and services, and on the work of thousands of hardworking local HUD employees. Large cuts to HUD staff will result in payment delays, inspection slowdowns and jeopardize the housing of people who currently use HUD programs and those who are on waitlists. Cuts to HUD programs will result in more people experiencing housing insecurity, losing their homes and remaining on waitlists. The private market will not be able to keep up with housing demand. Low- and moderate-income residents will suffer first and hardest.
- HUD staff and funding cuts hurt local economies! Residents, local housing and community development agencies, landlords who accept Housing Choice Voucher tenants, developers, lenders, construction firms and many other business partners will be hurt by any slowdown or shutdown of HUD programs and services. In addition, thousands of HUD employees in field offices all over the country will be unemployed.
Want to find out how many people in your state and Congressional district are supported by federal housing programs, or how much money is allocated from specific federal subsidized housing programs in your state? Use this Federal Housing Funding Tracker to support your case.
Here’s How to Contact Your Members of Congress
You can connect to any Capitol Hill office using the U.S. Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. If you would rather call an office directly, you can typically find the number on your senator or representative’s website. When you call, a staff member will answer to take your message.
Not sure who your members of Congress are? You can find them using this website: http://www.usa.gov/elected-officials.
Don’t want to call your elected officials? Send NAHRO’s letter opposing unilateral HUD funding cuts to your elected officials at https://nahro.quorum.us/campaign/WHCutsToHUD/, or ask your organization to sign on to the National Low Income Housing Authority’s national letter at https://nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/111236/.
Thank you for raising your voice on behalf of the communities served by HUD programs and staff.