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Housing authority approves policy to move EHV families to HCV as EHV funding runs short
Summary
The Crescent City Housing Authority amended Chapter 4 of its administrative plan to prioritize Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) families at risk of losing assistance by placing them at the top of the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list and transferring them to HCV; staff said 11 families (now 9) were affected and that EHV funding may be exhausted in 2026.
The Crescent City Housing Authority board voted to amend its administrative plan to create a waiting-list preference that moves Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) families at risk of losing assistance onto the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) list and into HCV funding.
Housing staff told the board that EHV funding, created during the COVID-19 pandemic with an expected funding horizon through 2030, is now projected to run out in 2026 because housing costs have risen faster than anticipated. "Because of…
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