The Annual Public Housing Authority Plan: A New Opportunity to Influence Local Public Housing and Section 8 Policy

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The 1998 Housing Act's requirement that public housing authorities set forth policy in an annual plan is Congress' way of keeping public housing authorities accountable. The annual plan is a public document, and as such a public housing authority cannot hide or downplay strategic policy decisions affecting low-income families in its jurisdiction. Procedures for developing the annual plan should allow for increasing tenant and applicant participation.

By David B. Bryson and Daniel P. Lindsey From May - June 1999