Section 3 and Contract Compliance

Section 3 and Contract Compliance  The Contract Compliance Unit monitors federal and state prevailing wage requirements, the Minority and Women’s Participation Policy, and Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968. Read the  BHA Section 3 Policy  and the BH...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Center-for-Community-Engagement/Civil-Rights/Section-3-and-Contract
-Compliance.aspx

Civil Rights

Office of Civil Rights The Office of Civil Rights, under the Center for Community Engagement and Civil Rights , consists of two units Fair Housing & Employment and Contract Compliance . These units work together to promote diversity and ensure equal access to all Boston ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Civil-Rights.aspx

Civil Rights

Office of Civil Rights The Office of Civil Rights, under the Center for Community Engagement and Civil Rights , consists of two units Fair Housing & Employment and Contract Compliance . These units work together to promote diversity and ensure equal access to all Boston ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Center-for-Community-Engagement/Civil-Rights.aspx

Utility Chart

Boston Housing Authority Utility Allowance Chart Effective August 1, 2023 Single Familiy SRO 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Heating: Gas 45 59 70 81 93 104 ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/For-Section-8-Leased-Housing/How-Rent-is-Set/Utility-Chart.aspx

BHA Policies Currently Out for Public Comment

The BHA currently has several policy documents out for public comment. Click on the links below for additional information regarding each new proposal.   Elder Advantage/Designated Housing Plan : for federally funded elderly/disabled public housing developments, the plan go...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/BHA-Blog/November-2014/BHA-Policies-Currently-Out-for-Public-Commen
t.aspx

Mayor Michelle Wu cuts ribbon on new Boston Housing Authority Police Headquarters; Appoints Shumeane

BOSTON - Tuesday, December 12, 2023 

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/News/Mayor-Michelle-Wu-cuts-ribbon-on-new-Boston-Housin.aspx

The City of Boston and Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation Celebrate the Acquisition

The building has been renamed the William (Bill) E. McGonagle Recovery House in honor of the former long serving Administrator of the Boston Housing Authority.

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/News/The-City-of-Boston-and-Allston-Brighton-Community.aspx

BHA and Trinity Financial celebrate the final ribbon cutting for Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights

Phase Three completes an eight-year State Public Housing transformation  in East Boston.  

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/News/BHA-and-Trinity-Financial-celebrate-the-final-ribb.aspx

How Rent is Set

How Rent is Set How Rent is Set How rent is set depends on a number of factors. The specific program in which a resident lives determines how the rent is set for that program. In family state public housing, rent is set at 32% of adjusted income (income after deductions and...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent/How-Rent-is-Set.aspx

Annual Plan FY 16

Annual Plan Documents Below is the approved BHA FY16 Annual Plan and supporting documents in PDF format. FY2016 Annual Plan FY2016 Annual Plan Supplement BHA 5-Year Plan Progress Report Plan Certifications  Responses to Comments Capital Fu...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Departments/Planning-and-Real-Estate-Development/The-Annual-Plan/An
nual-Plan-Archive/Annual-Plan-FY-16.aspx