Portability

• Two types of portability in HUD-VASH based on which VAMC that will provide case management.

• Referring VAMC or a VAMC in another part of the country.

When the referring VAMC provides case management:

• Veteran can live in the jurisdiction of another PHA if the referring VAMC can provide case management.

• Receiving PHA must bill initial PHA.• HUD 50058 of the receiving PHA must use

HUD-VASH code (VASH) at 2n and complete 12e (billing amount) and 12f (initial PHA’s code.)

When a VAMC other than the referring VAMC would provide

case management

• New VAMC must be able to provide case management.

• New VAMC’s partnering PHA must have available HUD-VASH voucher.

• Receiving PHA must absorb the family.

Portability Attachment

• On our website, there will be an attachment that can be used for short-distance portability cases that will notify the receiving PHA of its responsibilities under the HUD-VASH program.

Project-Basing

• HUD is in the process of issuing a notice on project-basing HUD-VASH vouchers.

• Once notice is issued, PHAs interested in project-basing HUD-VASH vouchers must submit requests in accordance with the established guidelines.

Administrative Fees

• Administrative fees are based on the unit months leased as reported in the Voucher Management System (VMS)

• Administrative fees are advanced on a quarterly basis.

• Amount advanced is based on the most recent validated quarter of VMS data. For example:

Oct – Dec advance based on VMS data as of 6/30/08.

Administrative Fees

• PHAs have been provided administrative fees through September 2008 for the actual number of HUD-VASH vouchers under lease (as reported in VMS).

• There will be a final year-end reconciliation, so that PHAs will receive funding based on actual number of units under-lease (as reported in VMS), regardless of the amount of fees that were advanced .

Questions and Answers

Question: Can a PHA deny assistance to a HUD-VASH referral because someone in the family owes the PHA money?

Answer: No. There are only two reasons that a PHA may deny admission to a HUD-VASH referral: over-income, a family member is subject to a lifetime registration requirement under a state sex offender registration program.

Questions and Answers

Question: Who determines if a family should be terminated due to failure to participate in case management ?

Answer: It is up the VA case manager to determine if a family is failing to comply with case management. It is the responsibility of the PHA to terminate assistance based on verification from the VA case manager.

Questions and Answers

Question: Does the PHA have any role in determining or verifying the veteran’s homeless status?

Answer: No, only the VA will make that determination.

Questions and Answers

• HUD-VASH Questions and Answers can be found at:http://www.hud.gov/offices/pih/programs/hcv/vash/docs/hudvashqa.pdf

• Document will be updated following today’s broadcast.

Reporting

• Accurate reporting in VMS and PIC is imperative.

• VA is collecting data on a monthly basis (# of referrals, # of vouchers issued, # of families under lease), and these numbers continue to be significantly higher than what is reported in PIC.

• Please review VMS submissions and PIC ad-hoc reports to ensure data submitted is correct.