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Minutes of a Meeting of the
Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority
The Board of
Commissioners of the
Newport News
Redevelopment and
Housing Authority
Approving the
Operating Budget for
Section 8 Housing
Choice Voucher,
Mainstream Voucher
and Emergency
Housing Voucher
Program
December 16, 2025
Due to the loss of the grants and programs, the COCC was required to reduce costs.
We have implemented cost containment meetings with all departments to ensure the
Authority is reducing costs and enhancing revenue when available.
Salary increases are applied authority-wide, all programs and properties must be able
to afford the increase. Unfortunately, some programs cannot afford a salary increase.
However, NNRHA can provide a $500 bonus to full-time employees and a $250
bonus for part-time staff to ease the increased cost of living, which can be disbursed
in January 2026.
Ms. Shaw recommends approval of the resolution approving the Public Housing and
Central Office Cost Center budgets.
Commissioner Bell made a motion to approve the resolution. Commissioner Knight
seconded the motion which passed with a unanimous vote. The resolution is attached
to and made a part of these minutes.
The Board was provided with copies of a resolution for the operating budget for the
Section 8, Housing Choice Voucher, Mainstream Voucher and Emergency Housing
Voucher Program.
This budget provides an annual Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) amount of
$31,872,107. These payments are made directly to Newport News landlords who
lease to eligible voucher holders. This program will assist an average of 2,902
families per month at an average HAP payment of $915.05 per unit per month, an
increase of $77.05 from the average monthly payment budgeted in the current year.
The Authority has not been notified of the Budget Authority for the year 2026; it is
estimated that 99.5 and 100 percent funding will be received at a proration depending
upon the program.
The Authority’s budget includes 54 vouchers to Veterans under the Veteran’s Affairs
Supportive Housing (VASH) program, 141 Mainstream Vouchers, and 30 Emergency
Housing Vouchers to assist low-income households that include people with
disabilities. The budget also includes funding for the 247 CNI Tenant Protection
Vouchers, 88 Marshall Tenant Protection Vouchers and 88 vouchers for the Warwick
Single Room Occupancy (SRO) program, which assists formerly homeless
individuals.
While maintaining the Housing Choice Voucher program to serve the 2,902 families
authorized by HUD, we will need to access $1,811,952 of our Housing Assistance
Payment reserves which are currently being held by HUD. During this past year,
HUD-held reserves have increased due to increased funding and a slight decrease
in leasing. The leasing rate has not been optimal primarily due to problems with
agency staffing. The Authority is encouraged by HUD to use the reserves to maximize
leasing to families. HUD provides an online forecasting tool that is used to assist with
planning and managing the program under various funding models. Scenarios are
ran monthly, based on current leasing levels and project funding to determine voucher
issuance levels. When HUD sees that our expenses to serve all families authorized
is exceeding HUD funding, an increase may be authorized.
In addition to HAP, the Authority receives $2,960,498 in administrative fees to operate
and manage the voucher program. We anticipate Congress will fund at least 91.1%
of the fee that Public Housing Authorities are eligible to receive for the year 2026.
Since leasing is not at 100%, we have reduced our administrative fee revenue to 92%
of the eligible fee to be more in line with actual leasing activity.
NNRHA estimates that it will receive $201,852 to administer the Family Self
Sufficiency Homeownership programs through December 31, 2026. This program is
funded on a calendar year basis and we will be advised soon regarding 2026 funding.Jump to an indexed page (43 of 43)