| Fair Share Vouchers were
conventional Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (i.e., not targeted
to any particular group) and were awarded by HUD to Public Housing
Authorities (PHAs) that applied through a competition. As part of
the competition between 2000-2002, PHA applications received more
points from HUD if they agreed to use a minimum of 15% of their
Fair Share vouchers for households with disabilities and additional
points if they agreed to use at least 3% of the vouchers for people
with disabilities with Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers.
Click here to read more about the
Section 8 HCVP.
Who is eligible to receive and utilize Fair Share vouchers?
Fair Share vouchers were given to any household that met
the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher eligibility criteria and were
not solely for people with disabilities. However, only people with
disabilities are eligible to receive the set-asides mentioned above.
TAC has tracked the Fair Share Voucher award winners, including
the PHAs that opted to set aside vouchers for people with disabilities;
and how many vouchers the PHA must minimally set-aside for people
with disabilities.
Which PHAs Received Fair Share vouchers targeted to people
with disabilities in the past?
In Fiscal Year 2002, 218 PHAs received Fair Share vouchers. Of
those, 169 set aside vouchers for people with disabilities. See
the 2002
award winners chart.
In Fiscal Year 2001, 475 PHAs received Fair Share vouchers. Of
those, 422 set aside vouchers for people with disabilities. See
the 2001
award winners chart.
In Fiscal Year 2000, 499 PHAs received Fair Share vouchers.
Of these, 224 agreed to provide these set-asides for people with
disabilities. See the 2000
award winners chart.
As an advocate, what can I do to increase the Section
8 vouchers available for people with disabilities?
Research what is going on in your community and find
out if the PHA near you received any Fair Share vouchers; and
if so, how many of those vouchers the PHA must minimally set aside
for people with disabilities and people with Medicaid Home and
Community Based Waivers. The charts linked to above include all
of this information! Disability advocates are encouraged to contact
their PHAs and find out how many vouchers will be set aside for
people with disabilities and what their plans are for distributing
them.
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Fair Share Vouchers