Identifying and Building Partnerships with 

Your Local Housing Sector 

Workshop 1 - Introductory Housing Concepts

2023
Virtual Workshop Series

• Workshop #1 Introductory housing concepts

• Workshop #2 Public housing and private HUD assisted housing 

• Workshop #3 Engaging local housing officials
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1. Coordinate Technical Assistance

2. Facilitate Partnerships

3. Recognize and Share Innovations

4. Leverage and Align Resources

Learn more at: acl.gov/HousingAndServices

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What’s Possible

When we work together to align and leverage our work to coordinate 

affordable, accessible housing with increased access to health and 

social services, we create the infrastructure to fully meet the needs of 

the people we serve. 

“Partnerships don’t just happen, however. They need ‘connective 

tissue’—an infrastructure supporting frequent and systemic level 

collaborations—to help form the partnership and hold it together over 

time.”

Building connective tissue for effective housing-health initiatives (brookings.edu)

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Income-based rent

• Tenant pays 30% of their monthly adjusted income for rent

• Government agency pays the balance of the total rent

Income = $914

30% of $914 = $274

Rent = $950

Tenant Share =-$274 

Subsidy = $676

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Types of Assistance

 Tenant based rental assistance (TBRA)

 Subsidy is connected to the person

 Subsidy is portable and can move with the person to any private apartment that meets 

program guidelines

 Project based rental assistance (PBRA)

 Subsidy is connected to a specific building/unit

 Person must live in the building/unit in order to receive assistance with rent

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Owners and Administrators

• Public Housing Agencies (PHA)

– Tenant and/or project-based programs

– “One-stop” shopping

• Private Developers/Owners

– Single sites

– Rental assistance is project-based, attached to the property

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QUIZZES!!!

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Quiz #1: True or False?

• PHAs only administer tenant-based affordable housing programs.

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Quiz #1: True or False?

• PHAs only administer tenant-based affordable housing programs.

• False! PHAs can administer tenant-based programs like the Section 8 

Housing Choice Voucher program and project-based programs like the 

public housing program.

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Quiz #2: True or False?

• A rental subsidy is equal to 30% of the rent for a unit.

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Quiz #2: True or False?

• A rental subsidy is equal to 30% of the rent for a unit.

• False! A rental subsidy is equal to the difference between 30% of the 

tenant’s income and the rent for the unit. 

Income = $914

30% of $914 = $274

Rent = $950

Tenant Share =-$274 

Subsidy = $676

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Quiz #3: True or False?

• If a tenant moves into an affordable housing project with a tenant-based 

voucher, they can take the voucher with them to their next rental unit.

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Quiz #3: True or False?

• If a tenant moves into an affordable housing project with a tenant-based 

voucher, they can take the voucher with them to their next rental unit.

• True! If a tenant moves into an affordable housing project with a tenantbased voucher, and wants or needs to move to another part of the 

community or a different city or county, they can take the voucher with them 

to their next rental unit. Tenant-based vouchers are associated with the 

tenant and can go with the tenant to their next rental unit.

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interest?

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#1

Foundational 

housing concepts

#2

Public housing and 

private assisted housing 

resources

#3

Engaging local 

housing officials
About These Virtual Workshops

The following organizations contributed to this product: Technical Assistance Collaborative and 

USAging. The National Council on Independent Living, and Independent Living Research Utilization 

provided reviews.

This presentation was funded by the U.S. Administration for Community Living through a contract with Mission Analytics Group, Inc. 

(Contract number HHSP233201500060I) which subcontracted the work to USAging. The views expressed do not necessarily represent 

the positions or policies of the Administration for Community Living / Department of Health and Human Services.