NEW: The Draft 2026 Moving to Work Annual Plan has been posted for public comment. The public comment period is open August 29-September 30, 2025. The Draft Plan can be downloaded from the website here.
Comments can be sent for consideration multiple ways:
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Email SHA at mtw@seattlehousing.org
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Send a comment via postal mail to Policy Office, P.O. Box 79015, Seattle, WA 98119
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Call 206.239.1528
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Attend a public hearing on September 15 11am-12pm at SHA's Central Office: 101 Elliott Ave W. Suite 100 Seattle, WA 98119. Dial-in information to join virtually is below.
To request a paper copy or translation/interpretation, email mtw@seattlehousing.org or call 206.239.1528.
To join the public hearing on September 15 at 11 am, connect via Microsoft Teams.
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The Seattle Housing Authority is one of a select group of high-performing public housing authorities across the country participating in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Moving to Work program, which allows the agency to test innovative methods to improve housing services and to better meet local needs. SHA became an MTW agency in 1999 as one of the 39 Initial MTW PHAs. As a participant in MTW, SHA may propose and implement alternatives to federal regulations that increase efficiency and support housing choice and self sufficiency.
Each year the agency adopts a plan that describes activities planned for the following year. At the end of the year, the agency prepares a report describing its accomplishments.
For examples of how SHA uses MTW to respond to local need, you can download SHA's Moving to Work Innovation Flyer. SHA frequently collaborates with our colleagues in the region and across the country. For ways that SHA, King County Housing Authority and Tacoma Housing Authority use our MTW abilities in the Puget Sound region, please see KCHA, SHA and THA's joint Moving to Work flyer.
For more information, contact mtw@seattlehousing.org or 206.239.1528. You may also request access to MTW Plans and Reports from 1999-2012, or for materials in alternative languages or formats.