The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has launched a nationwide dashboard to provide public access to performance and funding information about Public Housing Authorities (PHAs).
Announced on October 30, 2026, the Public Housing Authority (PHA) Accountability Dashboard is designed to make information about federally supported public housing and rental assistance programmes easier to access and compare.
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Important points readers should notice.
HUD launched the PHA Accountability Dashboard on October 30, 2026.
Users can search for information by housing authority, state or nationwide.
The dashboard includes PHAS and SEMAP performance information.
Data covers public housing units, Housing Choice Vouchers, budget authority and utilisation rates.
Users can generate reports and compare housing authorities across states and regions.
The dashboard includes information on authorities under receivership or monitorship and those facing funding shortfalls.
The dashboard allows users to search for information by individual housing authority, state or nationwide. It brings together performance scores, agency designations, public housing units, Housing Choice Vouchers, budget authority and programme utilisation rates.
The tool includes assessment information from two existing HUD systems: the Public Housing Assessment System (PHAS) and the Section 8 Management Assessment Program (SEMAP).
These systems assess different areas of housing programme administration. PHAS evaluates public housing authorities, while SEMAP assesses the management of the Housing Choice Voucher programme.
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Why This Matters
Public Housing Authorities manage housing resources and rental assistance programmes that affect households across the United States. Access to comparable performance and funding information can help residents, local officials and researchers understand how these agencies manage public housing and federal assistance. The dashboard may also make it easier to identify authorities facing operational or financial difficulties and examine differences in programme performance across regions. However, performance ratings and funding figures need to be interpreted in the context of their assessment systems and reporting dates. The publication of information does not, by itself, establish the reasons behind an authority's performance or confirm that identified problems have been resolved.
The dashboard displays performance designations including High Performer, Standard, Substandard and Troubled. Users can also examine the number of public housing units and vouchers managed by individual authorities, along with information about available federal resources and their utilisation.
Another feature allows users to generate reports based on housing authority status, including troubled or substandard authorities, high performers, agencies under receivership or monitorship, and those facing funding shortfalls. The information can also be compared across states and regions.
HUD has included a glossary and user guide to help residents, local officials, housing advocates and researchers understand the information presented.
According to HUD's October 30 announcement, the department has moved 77 housing authorities out of troubled status since January 2025. HUD also reported that seven authorities had been declared in substantial default. These figures are claims reported by the department.
The dashboard draws on existing HUD administrative systems, including the agency's systems for public housing, voucher management and information reporting. It is an information and accountability tool rather than a new housing assistance or funding programme.
HUD has also identified reporting limitations that users should consider when reviewing the figures. Voucher leasing and funding data is current through July 31, 2026, while other dashboard information sourced from the IMS/PIC system is current through October 29, 2026.
The department further cautions that, because of delayed reporting in IMS/PIC, information for Public Housing Moving to Work (MTW) Expansion authorities may not reflect the latest position.
The launch gives residents, researchers and public officials a central online resource for examining housing authority performance and the management of federal housing resources.
