Scaling Up the Resources
PSH Units and Voucer Commitments
Scaling Up Initiative Area: PSH Units and Voucher Commitments
Indicators of Community Progress Toward the Goal
GOAL
Leverage development funding to create PSH inventory to meet the need.
INDICATORS
AlignmentThe countywide strategies define a PSH creation goal for new development, new subsidies, and turnover commitments. 
FUNCTIONALITYDevelopment departments decrease time from PSH predevelopment to permitting; PHAs increase utilization of PSH vouchers. 
SUSTAINABILITYThe community secures funding commitments to scale up PSH inventory through development and subsidies.STATUS THROUGH 2018
LAHSA released an updated Countywide gaps analysis.LAHSA hired a PSH housing inventory specialist.
Suitable Progress The County’s Homeless Initiative launched its Housing Innovations Challenge.Since the passage of Proposition HHH, more than 5,000 units of PSH are in the development pipeline across the City of LA.California enacted three bills that will help streamline PSH development across the state.HACLA reported only about 50 percent of people who receive housing vouchers are successful in entering into a lease agreement using their voucher.Suitable Progress Seventy-nine projects are supported with Proposition HHH funding.HACLA and LACDA saw increases to a few subsidy programs.To date, more than 8,000 people have been placed in PSH through DHS’s Housing For Health program.Suitable ProgressRECOMMENDATIONS
The community should closely track PSH inventory as it becomes available and compare this inventory to the targets set in the community housing gaps analysis. The community should closely track PSH availability (both units and subsidies) and utilization to ensure PSH resources across the County are being fully utilized.Community stakeholders should examine lease-up demographic data for voucher holders who are successful at leasing a unit versus voucher holders who are not successful. Community stakeholders should continue to hold public officials accountable for removing bottlenecks and obstacles in the development process.
Indicators of the Foundation’s Contribution to Community Progress
2018: Limited ImpactDirect EngagementFoundation staff leverages partnerships with other funders and key stakeholders to drive developer capacity 2018: Limited ImpactGrant Making PortfolioScaling Up the Resources grantees increase PSH availability and capacity to expedite PSH development
Opportunities for Los Angeles
Community Opportunity: Community stakeholders need to continue to hold public officials accountable for removing bottlenecks and obstacles in the development process and investing in the capacity (i.e., staffing, training) of departments tasked with overseeing the components of housing development.
What to Monitor Next Year
- How has the PSH inventory specialist role worked with community stakeholders to collect data, reconcile listings, and forecast the PSH pipeline?
- How have local ordinances and state bills helped to streamline PSH development across the community?
- What practices are local housing authorities taking to increase the voucher success rates? Have any additional steps been taken to prevent source of income discrimination across the community?
