Public Housing Agencies Research Articles

Public housing agencies receive $10M to protect residents

Public housing agencies receive $10M to protect residents

미국의 사회주택 공급을 위한 입법 동향에 대한 소고

Recently, as damage from rental fraud has emerged as a serious social problem, there are growing voices calling for a stronger housing security net. As an alternative, we are seeking ways to expand the supply of public rental housing, and establishing a systematic legal system to support the construction of public rental housing is a very important issue. Social housing is defined as residential rental housing allocated to achieve a purpose according to certain rules and provided below market price. It is a concept commonly used in most European countries, but recently, countries around the world are preparing different laws to provide social housing that suits their own circumstances. The United States has implemented laws to support the supply of public housing at the federal level. Recently, some state and local governments have introduced the concept of social housing and are enacting laws or ordinances to increase it as they experience rapid increases in real estate prices and serious housing shortages. The latest legislation in the United States can serve as a legislative reference in that it establishes a legal system consisting of the following four aspects on the supply side. First, a limited for-profit housing company is being established as a corporation that pursues limited profit suitable for the supply of social housing. Second, separate from the existing public housing agency, an independent agency dedicated to the provision of social housing will be established. Third, related organizations operate a revolving loan fund to raise the funds necessary for public developers to build social housing. Fourth, public developers are required to deposit a portion of the profits generated from social housing operations into a revolving loan fund and reinvest the remaining profits in social housing construction. In addition, on the demand side, beneficiaries of social housing are not limited to low-income groups but also include the middle-class.

Critical Success Factors for Affordable Housing Projects in Nigeria

Housing plays an important role in socio-economic development of any country. However, access to affordable housing is a challenge to many people in developing countries. The purpose of this study is to establish critical success factors for affordable private sector housing projects in Nigeria. Twenty-six (26) success attributes for affordable housing were identified from literature. A survey questionnaire was designed, and pre-tested, subsequently main survey was performed in which two hundred and eighty (280) questionnaires were administered to experienced researchers, senior managers in public housing agencies, developers and consultants with knowledge and experience in affordable housing. One hundred and seventy-six (176) completed questionnaires were returned completed representing 62.86% response rate. The data collected were analyzed using mean score, factor analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis. The findings from this study produce four critical success factors for affordable housing projects namely, effective land policies for affordable housing, availability of effective financial institutions, good governance of housing systems, and political will. The results suggested that a well-functioning housing sector must satisfy these factors. It has been concluded that, government has an important role to play in the supply of affordable housing in Nigeria. Thus, government should be committed to supporting affordable housing development through the provision of policy solution and implementation. The study can assist policy makers to understand important factors that influence the success of affordable housing development, and thus include them in the formulation of housing policies in their countries.

Assessing the impact of religious values on social bonds among African American adults: implications for social work practice

ABSTRACT Religious values have played a historic role in African American society. The impact of religious values on social bonds among African American adults is assessed in this study. The quantitative study investigates the strength of religious values and social bonds among a sample of African Americans employed at a public housing agency. Key variables were measured using religious values and individual bond scale. The purposive sample (N = 188) was equally African American male and female, ranging in age from 26–68 years (mean = 51.2). Data analysis included frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, reliability assessment, correlations, and t-test for independent samples. Women demonstrated stronger religious values and had more significant correlates between religious values and social bond variables. The study supports previous research about religious commitment in the Black community and suggests a connection between church commitment, social support, and social bonding with African Americans. Social work practitioners increasingly encourage the utilization and incorporation of religious values and social bonds to empower African American women, but the current study findings warrant caution about making the same assumptions when working with African American men versus women. Future research should explore the important differences that were discovered in the current study between men and women vis-a-vis religious values and social bonds.

Ready to Rent: Administrative Decisions and Poverty Governance in the Housing Choice Voucher Program

Sociological studies of poverty governance investigate how state actors manage marginalized populations, regulate their participation in social institutions, and reform their behavior through systems of punishment and rewards. Research in this area considers a range of institutions involved in managing poverty, but it has largely ignored an institution omnipresent in the lives of the poor—public housing agencies (PHAs). Focusing on the Housing Choice Voucher program, the largest rental assistance program in the country, I examine discretionary choices made by PHAs that affect who gets access to rental assistance, how long clients have to wait, and what they must do to maintain their benefits. I ask how these administrative decisions create successive opportunities for state agencies to govern the poor. Drawing on interviews with agency officials, I describe a tripartite process of selecting market-ready households, engaging them in rituals of market formation, and utilizing market nudges to remind them of their responsibilities as market actors. This framework deepens sociological understandings of how local state agencies utilize discretionary choices in a resource-scarce, highly decentralized policy environment to evaluate, reform, and discipline the poor.

Characteristics of Position and Team Work with Employee Performance at the Public Works and Public Housing Office of Bogor Regency

The purpose of this study was to analyze and test the influence of position characteristics and team work on employee performance. This research was conducted at the Office of the Public Works & Public Housing Agency, Bogor Regency, West Java. The population in this study were all employees with the status of State Civil Apparatus (ASN) at the Bogor District Public Works & Public Housing Service. The population in this study were 287 people. By using the Slovin formula, a total sample of 167 people was obtained. The analysis technique used is multiple regression analysis. The results of the analysis show that job characteristics and team work have a significant effect on employee performance.
 

STUDY OF SURABAYA-MOJOKERTO TOLL ROAD SERVICE LEVEL USING THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION INDEX (CSI) METHOD


 
 
 
 Surabaya-Mojokerto toll road is the strategic linked of Surabaya with the cities on west area of East Java. It became a main national logistic route that also can increase the economic potential East Java. The vital aspects of the Surabaya-Mojokerto Toll Road need to be balanced with adequate services for toll road users. The purpose of this study is to improve the index value of toll road service using Customer Service Index (CSI) method. One of the main aspects that need to be considered is the satisfaction of toll road users so that the assessment of the services provided can be balanced. In this study, using a questionnaire method distributed online through the google form application. The respondents were addressed to users of the Surabaya-Mojokerto Toll Road within the last month. The questions in the questionnaire regarding to the Regulation of the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing Agency No. 16, 2014 by making several adjustments. According to the analysis results, it shows that the service level criteria for the toll road is "Satisfied" with a CSI value of 79.56. The pavement factor is the main factor that needs to be improved to increase the service value of the Surabaya-Mojokerto Toll Road.
 
 
 

Citizens' Perception of Public Housing Delivery in Gombe Metropolis

This research attempts to analyse people' perceptions of public housing delivery in the Gombe local government area of Gombe state. The research's basis emphasised housing supply as one of the most critical cardinal requirements of every person. Many Nigerian administrations have frequently shown an interest in providing homes for citizens. However, an examination of the government's previous efforts reveals that the success rate of the different public housing programs was low. Rapid urban growth and faster socio-economic development have exacerbated the scarcity of dwelling units, resulting in overcrowding, high rent, and slum and squatter settlements, all of which are evident aspects of metropolitan centres across the country. The previous administration's pervasive activity to construct mass housing did not provide results. On the other hand, the actions of the public and commercial sectors in housing construction have resulted in significant progress. Over the years, Nigeria's housing policies have encouraged employers of labour in the public and private sectors to provide accommodation for their employees. Because the research instrument utilised was a questionnaire, the research technique used in this study was quantitative. There were 1,668 questionnaires distributed, and 1,319 were potentially recovered. Because the respondents were homogenous, the research procedures used were essential random sampling. The Gombe local government of Gombe State was chosen due to its distinctiveness and position in the state's financial operations. According to the study's findings, civil employees are the primary beneficiaries of public housing in the study region. Gender problems were also shown to play a significant impact in deciding access to public housing supply. The study also found that, due to the high cost of imported building materials and political and organisational obstacles, public housing agencies have delivered an insufficient number of low-quality, unaffordable housing units in the past. The research recommends that, even though the urbanisation process in Nigeria is irreversible, rather than allowing it to deteriorate into a developmental crisis, it must be transformed into possibilities for growth and development.

Exploring views on design and service factors for improving housing development green space quality in Taiwan

ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to learn views from design teams, housing developers and users for housing development green space quality that could best enhance occupant well-being and real-estate value addition. Through literature review, 26 landscape design and service factors were identified and tested via a questionnaire survey conducted in Taiwan. Participants (N = 380) evaluated the importance level of the proposed factors with five-point Likert scale. Friedman Ranking Test and Kruskal-Wallis Test were used to analyse data. The results showed that ease of maintenance, regulation compliance and energy saving were the top factors for all participants. These are the economic advantage, bidder characteristics and environmental awareness concerns. Life cycle design and water retention and detention factors were evaluated as the critical factors from the potential housing developer and buyers. Green infrastructure connection and neighbourhood connection were ranked as very important factors for landscape architects. Landscape architects to practice with license and use LIM/BIM in project was particularly expected by the potential housing buyers with high importance level. The preliminary findings of this research can assist public housing agency and private developers for policy and decision making effectively in future housing development green space projects.

PERANCANGAN ARSITEKTUR MENGGUNAKAN KERANGKA KERJA ZACHMAN UNTUK SISTEM INFORMASI PERUMAHAN DAN PERMUKIMAN (SIPERKIM)


 
 
 Enterprise architecture plan of Karawang public housing agency information system designed using Zachman framework and used as reference for planning an enterprise architecture SETTLEMENT AND HOUSING AREA INFORMATION SYSTEM so that able to build an integrated information system to make the good governance comes true, especially in applications. Data collections have been done by Interviews and document analysis. Analysis parameters used are Strenghts, Weakness, Opportunities, threats (SWOT) dan Value Chain. This Enterprise architecture planning intends to build integrated information system from villages to cities through Karawang public housing agency. The result of this research is a blueprint on zachman framework that can be seen from planner and owner perspective with 4 sides, they are Data (what), Function (how), Network (where), and people (who), so that it can support application process in Karawang public housing agency.
 
 

Uncovering Social Sustainability in Housing Systems through the Lens of Institutional Capital: A Study of Two Housing Alliances in Vienna, Austria

This paper analyzes social sustainability in the context of urban housing through the lens of institutional capital. It examines how civil society housing actors co-construct bottom-linked governance arrangements by interacting endogenously with peers and exogenously with institutional actors, such as public housing agencies and elected officials, in order to steer, as housing alliances, socially sustainable residential developments. The paper thus offers an answer to the following two research questions: (1) What are internal governance features that characterize such civil society housing alliances? (2) What are their strategies of interaction with institutional actors in order to promote social sustainability and thus counter exclusionary patterns in urban housing systems? Empirical evidences are drawn from two civil society housing alliances in Austria, ‘BAWO’ (a national alliance of homelessness NGOs) and the ‘Initiative Collaborative Building & Living’. During three research stays in Vienna between 2014 and 2020, data was collected through semi-structured interviews and focus groups with leaders and members of housing alliances, interviews with key institutional stakeholders and web research. By reflecting on the institutional and relational character of the two housing alliances and digging out their potential and limitations in promoting different elements of social sustainability, our paper concludes that social sustainability in housing systems can be realized when it is set as a societal ambition sufficiently politicized by major parties involved in housing systems (housing alliances, governmental authorities of all ideological backgrounds, large non-profit housing developers) that collectively guarantee housing affordability and socio-spatial equity for all.

Social-Ecological Vulnerability and Livelihood Improvement Strategies of Landslide Victims in Pattalikang Village, Gowa Regency in National Security Perspective

Landslides are caused by natural environmental factors and cultural, environmental factors, such as changes in land use and social conditions. In the event of a landslide disaster in Pattalikang Village, the community had to start over from scratch and improve their livelihoods. This study aims to analyze: (1) the social-ecological vulnerability of landslide in Pattalikang Village; (2) disaster mitigation efforts for the people of Pattalikang Village after landslides; and (3) Strategies for improving the livelihoods of the people of Pattalikang Village after landslides from a national security perspective. This study used a qualitative approach with descriptive-analytical methods. Respondents are from the Pattalikang Village community and representatives from the head of Pattalikang village, the Regional Disaster Management Agency, the Social Service, the Agricultural Service, the Public Works and Housing Agency, and Tagana Gowa Regency. The results showed that: (1) The socio-ecological vulnerability in Pattalikang Village was categorized as vulnerable based on the scoring and weighting of socio-ecological vulnerability factors; (2) Mitigation efforts carried out were planting vetiver in every landslide-prone point and training of disaster risk reduction for community; (3) The strategy used by the communities who are victims of landslides is consolidation and survival strategy as the strength point to rebuild the communities and improving livelihoods after disaster.

Out of the Ivory Tower: Successes From a Community-Engaged Structural Competency Curriculum.

To the Editor: We appreciate Barwise and Liebow’s comments 1 on Sharma and colleagues’ article 2 about teaching the social determinants of health (SDOH), and we concur with Sharma and colleagues’ response 3 that institutions, not trainees, bear primary responsibility for changing the way SDOH are taught. In the wake of national conversations on addressing the devastating health impacts of structural racism across the medical education continuum, community-engaged approaches can enhance both theoretical and personal understanding of the SDOH. Our insights from implementing a structural competency curriculum may add an informative viewpoint.4 In fall 2019, our institution (University of Nebraska Medical Center) implemented a first-year medical student curriculum called “Structural Challenges and Inequities in Healthcare Delivery.” We (a medical student, a director of community engagement, and an infectious diseases physician) designed and continue to refine this curriculum in collaboration with 18 community stakeholders, ranging from the owner of a local soul food restaurant to the leader of our city’s largest public housing agency. Our shared mission is simple: get students out of the “ivory tower” of academia and into the community, and ensure that community stakeholders are at the table throughout development, facilitation, and evaluation of the curriculum. As Sharma and colleagues discuss, 2 our approach seeks to build structural competence by reforming SDOH curricula to meaningfully address “physician–patient and physician–society dynamics.” Our institutional investment in this effort and the subsequent student outcomes contradict Barwise and Liebow’s 1 assertion that shifting curricula in this direction is too formidable a task. The curriculum’s accompanying didactic components include lectures highlighting the sociopolitical forces driving local inequities, reflective writing, and a capstone project asking students to propose a health intervention in response to community-identified priorities. Learners’ feedback has been clear: they have overwhelmingly indicated that they find the curriculum valuable for their professional development, highlighted community-engaged components as the most impactful, and expressed desire for additional depth of training. To us, this clearly illustrates that medical students are motivated to learn about structural inequity and crave direct, community-led teaching within formal SDOH education. We are not the first group to successfully implement curricular reforms of this nature, and we firmly believe we will not be the last. Author’s Note: While the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in necessary changes to the curriculum’s second iteration this year, we sustained a focus on our proximate community through the addition of novel content that addressed structural causes of local COVID-19 inequities. We intend to reintegrate the community-based experiences when safely able.

Green building and policy innovation in the US Low-Income Housing Tax Credit programme

ABSTRACT This article analyses the integration of green building with the largest low-income housing production programme in the US and the innovativeness of state housing agencies. Drawing on policy innovation literature, panel data and regression analysis are employed to quantify associations between state-level characteristics and the adoption of green building criteria into the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) programme. Results show that housing agencies have increasingly adopted green building criteria, and most have identified co-benefits from energy-efficient buildings and smart growth. Despite overall progress, the rate of adoption of green building criteria has decreased, few US states have comprehensive criteria, and many have dropped important criteria, such as on-site renewable energy generation, often due to perceived additional costs to developers and, in some cases, due to perceived progress in building codes. Results are consistent with hypotheses derived from the literature and suggest that the integration of green building with the LIHTC programme is significantly associated with the states’ internal factors, such as public housing agencies’ motivations and resources, and external factors like regional policy diffusion from other states. Future research should explore organization-level factors that affect environmental policy innovation.

DAMPAK PERSEPSI DUKUNGAN ORGANISASI DAN KARATERISTIK PEKERJAAN TERHADAP KNOWLEDGE SHARING: PERAN ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOR SEBAGAI VARABEL MEDIASI

Organizational citizenship behavior has been recognized as an important variable for every organization both in academicians and practitioners. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of organizatinal citizenship behavior as mediator on the relationship between perceived organizational support, job characteritics and knowledge sharing. The number of respondents in this study was 37 employees of the Civil Servants in the Public Works and Public Housing Agency of the West Sumatra Region of Padang City. The results of analysis revealed that perceived organizational support and job characteristics did not affect directly knowledge sharing. However, perceived organizational support was found to have positive effect on organizational citizenship behavior while job characteristics did not influence organizational citizenship behavior. Furthermore, organizational citizenship behavior was found to have positive effect on knowledge sharing. In addition, organizational citizenship behavior was proven to mediate the relationship between perceived organizational support and knowledge sharing. However, it did not mediate the relationship between job characteristics and knowledge sharing.

Investigating the New Zealand policy response to methamphetamine-contaminated houses.

The contamination of houses from clandestine methamphetamine manufacture emerged as an issue in New Zealand in the early 2000s. This perspective reviews and discusses the series of policies developed to address methamphetamine contamination in New Zealand houses over a 15-year period, ending with the reversal of the established policy approach in 2018. The policies addressing methamphetamine contamination of New Zealand properties were influenced by a range of sources including overseas scientific guidelines, local scientific reviews, public housing agency policies, and the local methamphetamine testing industry. A post-remediation methamphetamine level of 0.5 μg/100 cm2 was initially implemented in 2010, leading to the termination of public housing tenancies, suspensions from the public housing list, and financial charges for decontamination on public housing tenants. Subsequent reviews of the policy led to some increase in the thresholds (up to 1.5-3.8 μg/100 cm2 ) and the adoption of less punitive sanction processes. A scientific review in 2018 recommended a substantial threshold increase to 15 μg/100 cm2 (a 30-fold increase on the 2010 standard), resulting in HNZ initiating a plan to compensate previously sanctioned tenants. Overreliance on the "precautionary principle"; strict interpretation of scientific guidelines; and the public housing agency's "zero tolerance approach" to drug use, contributed to an overly punitive policy approach to methamphetamine contamination in New Zealand that negatively impacted vulnerable public housing tenants, landlords, and property owners. Investigation into the extent that all possible influences had on the development of the policies, as well as the consequences of their implementation, should be undertaken.

PENGARUH LINGKUNGAN KERJA DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI PADA DINAS PEKERJAAN UMUM PERUMAHAN DAN ESDM DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the work environment andwork discipline on employee performance in the Public Works, Housing agency and ESDM DIY both partially and simultaneously (together). The population in this study amounted to 391 employees 198 samples were then taken using a sampling technique the sample is Simple Random Sampling with the Slovin formula. The type of data is data primary and data collection techniques using questionnaires that have been first tested with a test of validity and reliability. Analysis technique the data is multiple linear regression, t test, f test, and determination test. Based on the results of the analysis with statistical tools SPSS V 20 can be used it was concluded that the work environment (X1) and work discipline (X2) variables are good partially (singly) or simultaneously (together) influential significant impact on employee performance (Y) at the Department of Public Works, Housing and ESDM DIY.

EVALUASI PENGHITUNGAN PAJAK PENGHASILAN PASAL 21 (STUDI KASUS PADA DINAS PUPR PROVINSI MALUKU UTARA)

In improving people’s welfare and national development, the government requires regular acceptance. In the state budget (APBN) the biggest source of revenue is from the tax sector. Tax is a mandatory contribution that is imposed on every tax payer on the object it has and the result are submitted to the government. North Maluku Public Works and Public Housing Office is one on the regional apparatus that has a number of employees with the specification of civil servants (state civil servants) and regional honorary employees, so that it has great potential in paying taxes, especially article 21 of the income tax. in addition, the office of Public Works and Public Housing in North Maluku Province also has the potential to cause irregularities in the calculation of income tax due to differences in views on the Income Tax Law. this is the research reference with the title “Evaluation Of Article 21 Income Tax Calculation For Civil Servants in the Public Works and Public Housing Agency of North Maluku Provinces”. The purpose of this study is to determine the Calculation of Income Tax Article 21 for Civil Servants in the Public Works and Public Housing Office of North Maluku Province has been appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and regulation. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive method. Calculation of Income Tax Article 21 of civil servants salaries at the Department Public Works and Public Housing in North Maluku has been carried out correctly and in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Taxation Law. Article 21 for Civil Servants in the Public Works and Public Housing Office of North Maluku Province has been appropriate and in accordance with applicable laws and regulation. The method used in this research is quantitative descriptive method. Calculation of Income Tax Article 21 of civil servants salaries at the Department Public Works and Public Housing in North Maluku has been carried out correctly and in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Taxation Law.

Analisis Optimalisasi Pengelolaan Aset/Barang (Barang Milik Negara) di Kantor Dinas Pekerjaan Umum Provinsi Jambi

Good asset management will contribute greatly to local governments, on the contrary if the management is bad it will also have a negative impact on the local government. Based on the background above, the researcher is interested in further analyzing the "Analysis of Optimizing the Management of Assets / Goods (State Property) in the Office of the Provincial Public Works Office of 2017-2018". Data were analyzed using validity and reliability tests for questionnaire data and Multiple Linear Regression analysis. From the results of the analysis of the results of the analysis and discussion of research on the optimality of asset management (State Property) at the Office of Public Works and Public Housing in Jambi Province which includes planning, implementation, as well as guidance, supervision, control, it can be concluded that the first hypothesis states that there is no influence significant between the planning of the optimal level of management of assets / goods (State Property) in the office of the Public Works and Housing Agency of Jambi Province in this study proved, because it does not have a positive and insignificant effect. The second hypothesis states that it has a significant influence between implementation of the optimal level of management of assets / goods (State Property) in the office of the Public Works and Public Housing Office of Jambi Province in this study is proven, because it has a positive and significant effect. The third hypothesis which states that has a positive and significant influence between the Development, supervision and control of the optimal level of management of assets / goods (State Property) at the Office of Public Works and Public Housing in the Province of Jambi in this study is proven, because it has a positive influence and significant.

The Rent Reform Demonstration: Interim Findings on Implementation, Work, and Other Outcomes

The purpose of the Rent Reform Demonstration is to test an alternative to the current rent-setting system for families using housing choice vouchers (HCV). The goals of the alternative rent-setting model now being tested are to incentivize employment and reduce the complexity and burden (and, thus, the cost) of administering the rent policy, while not causing unnecessary hardship for HCV households. The demonstration began enrolling voucher holders in 2015 and is operating in four cities at four local Moving to Work (MTW) public housing agencies (PHAs) sites with 6,600 participating HCV assisted households using a rigorous random assignment design. The four participating PHAs are the District of Columbia Housing Authority, Lexington Housing Authority, Louisville Metropolitan Housing Authority, and San Antonio Housing Authority. The current report presents interim results (covering more than 2 years of followup) on the new rent policy’s effects, or “impacts,” on families’ labor market and housing-related outcomes, receipt of other government benefits, and use of homelessness services. It also uses indepth qualitative interviews with PHA staff and tenants to explore their experiences with and views of the new policy. (A companion report that presents findings covering 12 to 18 months of follow-up, “Early Effects,” is being released under its own cover.) The results indicate that, when the findings for all four PHAs are combined, the new policy did not generate statistically significant increases in tenants’ average earnings during the available followup period. The story varied substantially across locations, however, with some positive effects on earnings in Lexington and San Antonio, but not in Louisville and Washington, D.C. The report also presents other impacts on housing subsidies, tenure in the voucher program, receipt of other government benefits, PHA administrative costs, and PHA and tenant experiences with the alternative rent model.