The Rent Reform Demonstration will examine the impact of an alternative rent model on employment rates, earnings, and hardship for a random sample of 7,400 households at 4 Moving-to-Work PHAs over a three-year period. Outcomes of the alternative rent model are hypothesized to be increases in earnings, employment, and job retention, among others, using PHA administrative data and nationally-available data on employment and earnings, and a small number of participant interviews. This demonstration will also examine the effect of the alternative rent model on PHA processes and administrative costs. This request updates the baseline data collection ICR to include 1) interviews with PHA staff to understand early implementation of the alternative rent model, 2) interviews with study participants to understand their experience with the alternative rent model, 3) administrative records that will be collected to assess the impacts of the intervention being tested, and 4) cost study data collection for the research activities under Rent Reform Demonstration, Task Order 2 (TO2)
US Code:
12 USC 1701-z
Name of Law: Research and demonstrations
The primary goal of the Rent Reform Demonstration is to test the effects of an alternative rent policy on voucher holders and housing authorities that issue them. HUDâs Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) awarded a contract to MDRC in September 2012 to design and implement the Rent Reform Demonstration. While design and implementation took longer than anticipated, over 6,600 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program participants were enrolled in the Demonstration from June 2015 through March 2016 (TO 1). A baseline survey was administered at the HCV participantsâ recertification just after random assignment. While the original Demonstration called for a long-term follow-up survey to occur as part of TO 2, PD&R did not have the funds to award the survey contract until March 2018. (A new contract was awarded to Decision Information Resources, Inc, to conduct the long-term follow-up survey, with a subsequent contract awarded to MDRC to conduct the comprehensive impact analysis of the long-term follow-up survey and administrative data.) While MDRC is currently conducting the short-term analysis and will be conducting the long-term impact analysis in the next year using administrative data and a small number of study participant interviews, the long-term follow-up survey is necessary to contextualize any findings from the administrative data.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Rent Reform 30-Day Notice.pdf
8-30-18 Appendix G - Follow-up Email Reminders.docx
Housing Authority Database Extraction Activities