The Tulsa Housing Authority is freezing its housing voucher waitlist thanks to federal decisions, leaving hundreds of Tulsans in potentially precarious circumstances.
The Housing Authority is currently managing its Section 8 program with the same amount of money it was given last year despite rental rates increasing 3% on average. This means the authority is operating on a $3.1 million shortfall, according to a presentation at its April meeting.
Housing Authority Vice President of Communications Ginny Hensley said this decision comes after a Housing and Urban Development (HUD) staffer told the authority to “manage the program.” HUD disperses federal housing assistance dollars throughout the United States…