HUD's Endless Quest for More Homelessness Paperwork Continues Unabated
Published Date: 10/2/2026
Notice
Summary
HUD wants to keep collecting info for its Continuum of Care Program, which helps homeless people get housing and support. They’re asking for public feedback by December 1, 2026, to update and improve how records are kept. This won’t cost extra money but will help HUD track progress better and keep services running smoothly.
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Large recordkeeping burden on CoC recipients
If your organization is a Continuum of Care (CoC) program recipient or subrecipient, HUD is continuing recordkeeping requirements for 45 distinct activities. HUD estimates 366,500 unique respondents will produce 2,485,300 responses totaling 1,600,385.50 hours and an estimated hourly-burden cost of $78,530,916.49; individual response times range from 0.25 hours (15 minutes) to 180 hours and frequencies range from once to 200 times per year.
Required confidentiality procedures for participant records
HUD requires confidentiality procedures for Continuum of Care program participant records under Sec. 578.103(b). The notice lists 11,500 respondents and estimates 11,500 annual hours and an associated burden cost of $564,305 for these confidentiality procedures.
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