Moving to Work
Federally funded, locally designed. Created by Congress in 1996, Moving to Work (MTW) allows public housing authorities to develop innovative, local approaches to meet the needs of low-income households in the community with rental assistance and other supportive services to promote economic self-sufficiency.
In 2008, SCCHA was selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to be part of the Moving to Work (MTW) demonstration program.
Moving to Work
SCCHA's Moving to Work initiatives are designed to meet any of the three MTW statutory goals established by Congress:
Promote participants' economic self-sufficiency
Decrease administrative costs and increase cost-effectiveness in housing program operations
Expand participants’ housing choices
The MTW Annual Plan
Each year, SCCHA prepares an Annual Moving to Work (MTW) Plan outlining proposed MTW activities for the upcoming fiscal year. The Plan describes how SCCHA will implement HUD-approved strategies that differ from traditional Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) and public housing programs to better address local affordable housing needs in ways that are consistent with the goals and requirements of the MTW demonstration. The MTW Report compares the plan’s projected outcomes to the actual performance every year.
SCCHA invites public review and comment on the Draft 2027 Annual MTW Plan. The Draft Plan will be available for review from March 2, 2026 through April 1, 2026. A public hearing will be held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, from 1pm to 2pm, both in person and via Zoom.
Read the full Public Notice for detailed information, including how to participate and submit comments: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
| Annual Plans | Annual Reports |
|---|---|
| FY2025 Annual Plan | FY2025 Annual Report |
| FY2024 Annual Plan | FY2024 Annual Report |
Drafting the MTW Plan
We follow four steps:
Step 1 : Community Outreach
Each fall, SCCHA begins public outreach for the development of the annual plan. SCCHA reaches out to various community stakeholders, including local government agencies, nonprofit housing/service providers, as well as tenants and landlords, for ideas as to what these groups would like to see in the plan.
Step 2 : Public Reviews Draft Plan
SCCHA prepares a draft plan, which includes proposed activities for the fiscal year. We submit the draft plan for a 30-day public comment period and take those comments into account before finalizing and submitting to the Board of Commissioners.
Step 3 : Board Review
The Board of Commissioners considers the draft plan in a special meeting of the Board in early April. Once approved by the Board, the draft plan is submitted to HUD.
Step 4 : HUD Approval
HUD has 90 days to comment/approve the plan. If HUD takes no action, the plan is deemed approved on July 1.
Our MTW Programs
SCCHA uses its MTW flexibility to assist low-income households through the following programs:
- Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), formerly known as Section 8
- Family Unification Program (FUP)
- Mainstream (select Mainstream voucher increments)
- Non-Elderly Disabled Voucher (NED)
- Project Based Voucher (PBV)
- Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) (with exceptions – not all MTW flexibilities apply.)
For More Information
To learn more about the MTW program, including a list of all housing authorities currently designated as MTW demonstration sites, please visit the HUD website.
