Moving to Work, Landlord Incentives Cohort Evaluation
No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved without change
12/20/2024
12/12/2024
In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, this information collection is approved.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
03/31/2026
03/31/2026
03/31/2026
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645
546
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546
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The Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) contracted with Abt Associates (in partnership with the University of Hawaiâi) to conduct an evaluation of the Moving to Work, Landlord Incentives cohort. As required under the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD seeks approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for data collection instruments associated with the evaluation.
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program is tenant-based housing assistance program and is the Department of Housing and Urban Developmentâs (HUDâs) largest rental assistance program. Rather than limiting households to rental units located in specific housing projects, the HCV program lets households use vouchers to find their own housing in the private rental market. For this reason, the HCV program works well only if private market landlords are willing to make their units available to voucher holders. Many public housing agencies (PHAs) struggle to attract and retain landlords in the program, leading to low rates for voucher holders successfully leasing units and other program inefficiencies.
Moving to Work (MTW) is a HUD demonstration program that encourages PHAs to test ways to increase the cost effectiveness of federal housing programs, encourage greater self-sufficiency of households receiving housing assistance, and increase housing choice for low-income families. MTW designation gives PHAs relief from many of the regulations and statutory provisions that apply to HCV and public housing programs. MTW was initially authorized by Congress in 1996, and in 2016, HUD was authorized to expand the Demonstration to an additional 100 PHAs.
In January 2021, HUD published a Request for Applications for the Landlord Incentives Cohort of the MTW Expansion. In this cohort, PHAs will implement incentives for landlords to encourage their participation in the HCV program. In January 2022, HUD announced that twenty-nine (29) PHAs were selected to participate in the Landlord Incentives Cohort. PHAs participating in the Landlord Incentives Cohort must adopt at least two incentives from a menu of nine incentive options. Incentive options include payment standards flexibility, one-time financial incentives (such as signing bonuses and damage reimbursements), and simplified inspections processes. The goals of these incentives are: (1) to increase landlord participation in the HCV program and (2) to increase voucher holder success rates in leasing units in the program.
The Moving to Work Landlord Incentives Evaluation (âLandlord Incentives Evaluationâ), led by Abt Associates, will examine how PHAs implement these incentives and how these incentives affect program outcomes. This request relates to primary data to be collected for the Landlord Incentives Evaluation.
This supporting statement is the first in a series of OMB submissions that correspond to an array of data collection activities for the evaluation of the Moving to Work, Landlord Incentives cohort. HUD seeks clearance in this submission for:
⢠Semi-structured interview guides for site visits and telephone interviews with staff from treatment and a subset of comparison PHAs;
⢠Online surveys to treatment and comparison PHAs; and
⢠Semi-structured interview guides for site visits with landlords within treatment and a subset of comparison PHA jurisdictions.
US Code:
12 USC 1701z-1
Name of Law: Research and Demonstrations
The Landlord Incentives Evaluationâsupported by this information collection request (ICR)âwill help HUD determine whether and how landlord incentives result in greater acceptance of HCVs among landlords. HUD contracted with Abt Associates for the Landlord Incentives Evaluation. This research is conducted under the authority of the HUD Secretary to undertake programs of research, studies, testing, and demonstration related to the mission and programs of HUD (12 USC 1701z-1 et seq.).
The Landlord Incentives Evaluation will collect descriptive information on the programs and policies implemented by 28 PHAs selected to join the Landlord Incentives Cohort (âtreatment PHAsâ). To rigorously evaluate the impact of the landlord incentives, the study will also compare the outcomes achieved by the treatment PHAs to those achieved by a group of 112 similar PHAs who do not have MTW designation (âcomparison PHAsâ).
The Landlord Incentives Evaluation includes three components: a process study, an impact study and a cost study. Each component addresses different research questions and uses different research approaches.
To the extent possible, the Landlord Incentives Evaluation will address these research questions using administrative data that PHAs already prepare and submit to HUD on a regular basis. This includes data from HUDâs Inventory Management System, which captures data on the characteristics of units subsidized through the program; the MTW Supplement, in which PHAs in the Landlord Incentive cohort report on their activities related to landlord incentives; and HUDâs Voucher Management System, which collects information on housing subsidies.
In addition to administrative data, the evaluation requires modest primary data collection from PHAs and landlords. This information will: (1) clarify and expand upon administrative data and other secondary sources; (2) provide qualitative insights into the experiences of landlords and PHAs to inform the process study; and (3) provide context for the findings of the impact and cost studies, highlighting why incentives were or were not successful in achieving HUDâs desired outcomes.
Data collection activities are expected to begin in November 2022 and continue through December 2025.
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.
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