On March 22nd, Navigate Affordable Housing Partners advised of an important notice from HUD.
This notice, which you can download here, advised of the following:
HUD is now revising how they track homeless individuals and families in assisted housing. As a result, they have revised the codes in TRACS that relate to homelessness. The changes are detailed below.
New codes have been added to the MAT 10, Section 2,"Previous Housing Code," and others have been removed.
The updated codes are as follows:
1. Substandard (means physically substandard - does NOT include overcrowding)
2. Without or Soon to be Without Housing (no longer valid for new move-ins)
3. Standard
4. Conventional Public Housing (owned by a Public Housing Authority)
5. Lacking a Fixed Nighttime Residence (NEW)
6. Fleeing / Attempting to Flee Violence (NEW)
Previous Housing Code 2 - Without or Soon to be Without Housing now only applies to records transmitted under TRACS 202.C, or corrections to those certifications.
Move-Ins that occurred after October 1, 2015 may need to be corrected.
If you had a move-in that occurred after that date, and you coded them as Previous Housing Code 2 - Without or Soon to be Without Housing, you will need to correct the certification and send it through TRACS as soon as possible. The move-in will need to use code 1, 3, 4, 5 or 6.
Future Changes:
TRACS will soon generate a fatal error for Previous Housing Code 2.
If you have questions about this notice, or need assistance making corrections, please speak with your Regional Manager, or contact Pam.
