HUD Community Service and Self-Sufficiency Requirement

BHA would like to remind Housing Authority residents of the US Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD community service and self-sufficiency requirement. This requirement is intended to assist adult public housing residents in becoming economically self-sufficient, as well as encourage resident involvement and service to their communities.

All adult BHA residents, except those exempt based on age, disability or employment, are required to give at least 8 hours each month either by doing community service or by participating in an economic self-sufficiency program.

According to HUD regulations, failure to complete the required hours may result in termination of your lease.

For assistance in fulfilling this requirement please contact BHA at 337-8888.

Exemptions:
The only adult residents exempt from this requirement are residents who are:

• Age 62 or older
• Blind or disabled, and who certify that because of their disability they are unable to comply with the service provisions, or primary caretakers of such individuals.
• Engaged in work activities as defined in section 407(d) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 607(d)), specified below:
  1. Unsubsidized employment;
  2. Subsidized private-sector employment;
  3. Subsidized public-sector employment
  4. Work experience (including work associated with eh refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient private sector employment is not available
  5. On-the-job training
  6. Job-search and job-readiness assistance;
  7. Community Service programs;
  8. Vocational educational training (not to exceed 12 months with respect to any individual);
  9. Job skills training directly related to employment
  10. Education directly related to employment in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency;
  11. Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a certificate of general equivalence, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of high school equivalency;
  12. The provision of childcare services to an individual who is participating in a community service program