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Housing director outlines rental assistance, rehab and homelessness programs as HUD funding and rent pressures rise
Summary
Executive Director Mindy Cochran and staff reviewed Arlington Housing Authority operations: a $54.8 million FY2025 budget (95% for Housing Choice Vouchers), rising voucher costs, housing-rehab grants, and homeless programs including rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing and diversion.
Mindy Cochran, Executive Director of Housing, presented a comprehensive annual report to the council on June 10 outlining Arlington Housing Authority programs, funding and trends in rental assistance and homelessness.
Cochran said the authority’s FY2025 budget is about $54.8 million, with roughly 95% devoted to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. Staff reported that average voucher costs have risen substantially — from an average of about $885 per unit in FY2021 to a projected $1,248 in FY2025 — reflecting a roughly 30% increase in rents over that period. Cochran stressed that as average voucher costs rise, the authority can serve fewer families with the same federal…
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