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Scottsdale outlines tenant-based rental assistance pilot for seniors; HUD guidance clouds long-term transition
Summary
City staff said the TBRA pilot launched in November 2024, serves seniors at or below 30% AMI, currently enrolls 13 clients (cap 15), and could cost about $222,000 annually at full enrollment; staff said HUD guidance may prevent seamless transition to housing choice vouchers after two years.
Chad Booker presented the city’s tenant-based rental assistance (TBRA) pilot to the Human Services Advisory Commission, saying the program launched in November 2024 to serve seniors at or below 30% of area median income who pay more than 50% of their income for rent.
"Approximately about 3 and a half years ago, we, started thinking about this and, officially launched in November 2024," Booker said. He described the program’s eligibility threshold (30% of AMI for a one-person household cited at $23,600 annually) and said the program is capped at 15 participants at a time. Booker reported that as of the most…
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