HUD

HUD issued a notice requesting comments on the proposed collection of additional data from participants in the second cohort of the Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion, Stepped, and Tiered Rent Demonstration (STRD).

HUD Secretary Scott Turner appeared before the Senate THUD Appropriations subcommittee last week on the administration’s FY 2026 budget request.

The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a nomination hearing to consider two top housing appointments at HUD.

The Senate confirmed Andrew Hughes as the deputy secretary of HUD along party lines (51-43).

Yesterday, HUD Secretary Scott Turner testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development on the administration’s FY 2026 HUD budget request.

HUD released a proposed rule to rescind the Affirmative Fair Housing Marketing (AFHM) regulations.

HUD published the Renewal Funding Inflation Factors (RFIFs) for the HCV program, projecting a 4.71 percent increase in national per-unit cost (PUC) from 2024 to 2025.

HUD announced $1.3 million in Foster Youth to Independence (FYI) Vouchers to be distributed by 16 PHAs across ten states.

HUD extended the final rule compliance deadline by six months for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) to Jan. 1, 2026.

HUD awarded over $10 million in Family Unification Program (FUP) funding, supporting 573 vouchers across 11 PHAs in California, Illinois, Minnesota, and Utah.

HUD PIH issued updated guidance for reasonable accommodation requests in the HCV Program, removing the 40 percent income contribution requirement at initial approval.

HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH) published a notice implementing the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program’s funding allocations for 2025.