HUD Inspector General issues audit of SHA
Welfare-to-Work Program
SEATTLE—May 29, 2003—The Office of the Inspector
General of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development today issued an audit report criticizing the
Seattle Housing Authority's administration of the
Welfare-to-Work Section 8 Tenant-based Assistance Program.
The audit suggests that SHA "did not provide adequate
management oversight over program administration."
According to SHA, the program has made it possible to
expand the number of households receiving assistance by
over 750. "We welcome the auditors'
suggestions," said Executive Director Harry Thomas,
"because they will help us to do a better job of
administering this program."
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SHA will temporarily stop accepting applications for
voucher program
SEATTLE—May 21, 2003—Effective July 1,
2003, the Seattle Housing Authority will temporarily stop
accepting applications for its Housing Choice Voucher
Program (Section 8). Halting new applications for a
limited time will prevent the waiting list for vouchers
from getting excessively long and raising expectations
which the housing authority cannot meet. For more
information about this temporary suspension,
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here. For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about
the suspension,
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here.
Harry Thomas announces retirement
SEATTLE—May
20, 2003—Executive
Director Harry Thomas has announced that he will retire
from his position of Executive Director of the Seattle
Housing Authority in April of 2004. He has informed the
Board of Commissioners that he will not seek to renew his
contract at that time. The Board has begun the process of
searching for a replacement. For details on the search
process,
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here.
