Public Housing: Impact of Designated Public Housing on Persons with Disabilities

摘要

Until 1992, all housing authorities were obligated by law to provide equal accessto units in developments known as 'elderly buildings' to both persons aged 62 or older and perons with disabilities, regardless of age. The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, among other things, allows public housing authorities, through allocation plans approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), to designate these units for either or both types of tenants. While elderly persons with disabilities remained eligible for elderly-only housing, younger persons with disabilities were no longer eligible to move into those buildings and needed other housing options. To provide options, HUD set aside incremental (new) Section 8 rental housing certificates and vouchers for low-income persons with disabilities. The Congress appropriated $50 million for fiscal year 1997 and $40 million for fiscal year 1998 for incremental certificates and vouchers for the exclusive use of persons with disabilities.