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Redondo Beach Housing Authority flags modest Section 8 funding shortfall, board approves quarterly report
Summary
Housing Authority staff told the board the Section 8 voucher program faces an estimated $187,000 shortfall by year-end; the board received and filed the quarterly status report and authorized follow-up about federal advocacy.
The Redondo Beach Housing Authority on Tuesday received and filed a quarterly status report that flagged a modest funding shortfall in the city’s Section 8 rental-assistance program and outlined proposed steps to avoid dropping any current voucher holders.
Housing staff reported the program currently assists 454 households, including 335 elderly or disabled households, and carries projected quarterly housing-assistance payments in the range of $2.1 million. Imelda Delgado, the city’s housing manager, told the board the authority’s HUD portfolio management specialist projects a funding shortfall of "a little over $187,000 by the end of this calendar year." She described a package of corrective actions aimed at closing the gap without removing existing families from assistance.
"We are already taking measures to ensure that we watch all our dollars carefully," Delgado said. She listed planned steps including…
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