Housing Credit Policies in 2015 that Promote Supportive Housing

This report builds on CSH's assessment of 2014 Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) policies and examines the strategies housing credit agencies adopted to foster and encourage supportive housing development within QAPs for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, highlighting significant changes made within QAPs this year. CSH examined 56 QAPs for this report. Housing credit agencies continue to actively promote the vital combination of affordable housing and supportive services tailored to specific resident populations through their administration of the Housing Credit program.

This report describes housing credit agency initiatives that specifically use the Housing Credit to advance affordable housing development with associated supportive services. The goal is to identify current housing credit agency allocation policies that foster supportive housing development activity. While each housing credit agency may define such housing differently, the policies described in this report are all designed to enhance the connection between affordable housing development and appropriate supportive services, thereby helping low-income residents maintain independent living, achieve greater social and economic self-sufficiency, and improve their quality of life.