Chicago Approves Moving-to-Work Extension with Work Requirement, Potential Time Limit on Housing Aid

摘要

The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) has approved a 10-year extension of its Moving-to-Work (MTW) contract with HUD that establishes a work requirement for every adult under age 62, allows the CHA to place time limits on housing assistance, and creates an ombudsman to represent the views of public housing residents who live in mixed-financed housing developments. The MTW contract provides specific waivers from provisions in the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 and authorizes the flexible use of public housing and Section 8 voucher funds in a locally designed plan.