Tag Archive: resources

Tuesday Tip: Expiration for COVID-19 Supplemental Payment (CSPs) Request

Vickie discusses the importance of submitting your COVID-19 Supplemental Payment Request forms (HUD Form 52671-E) by Wednesday, August 5th, 2020.

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Connecticut’s Temporary Housing Assistance Initiatives // Resource Page

On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, Connecticut’s Temporary Housing Assistance Initiatives began. The State of Connecticut launched the Temporary Rental Housing Assistance Program (TRHAP) and Temporary Mortgage Assistance Program (T-MAP) to help renters and homeowners who have been impacted by COVID-19.

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2nd Wave of Relief from HUD

On May 1st, HUD Secretary Carson announced the allocation of $685 million of funds to help low-income Americans residing in public housing. The funds have been specified to be potentially used for personal protective equipment, childcare costs, travel costs to receive testing, and other actions.

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How COVID-19 impacts Tenant Annual and Interim Recertifications

While COVID-19 seems to be at the forefront of all our minds, its impact on our industry is right there too. On Tuesday, March 24th, HUD released TRACS COVID 19 Notification 03_24_2020 Ver 1, where it lays out the impact of the ongoing crisis on Tenant Annual and Interim Recertifications.

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HUD relays info on COVID-19 (“Coronavirus”)

HUD has included helpful fact sheets from the CDC on the virus that housing authorities, landlords, non-profits, and shelters can share with their residents, staff, friends, and families that provide steps they can take to help protect themselves:

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The Mindset of the Affordable Housing Resident

What are Essential Resources? Food? Water? Shelter? If so, these all seem like they could be quick fixes in a "first-world" America. While this assumption is not only false, the initial assumptions (like food, water, and shelter) are incomplete.

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