Field Ops Memo 99-032: No Rent Reduction for Public Housing or Section 8 When Cash Assistance is Reduced

24 C.F.R. section 5.615 requires PHAs not to reduce rent in the instance where a tenant's welfare grant was reduced for failure to participate in a economic self sufficiency requirement or because of fraud. While the regulation details the steps the PHA must take, the
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance has issued guidance for its staff. It is attached below.