United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1996-10-17 monographic deposited born digital 28 p. GA 1.13:RCED-97-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11 P0b002ee180382f24 f:rc97011 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11 RCED-97-11 Housing programs Public housing Cost control Community development programs Employment or training programs Disadvantaged persons Low income housing Intergovernmental fiscal relations Proposed legislation Non-profit organizations HUD Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program HUD Home Investment Partnership Program HUD Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Community Development Block Grant Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on partnerships and other business-like arrangements that public housing authorities (PHA) have made with public and private-sector groups to provide residents with needed services and to supplement traditional PHA funding sources, focusing on: (1) four types of such arrangements; and (2) PHA officials' views on the benefits of these arrangements.<p/>GAO found that: (1) to leverage their resources, enhance their ability to deliver services, and reduce costs, PHA have estalished four basic types of partnerships or arrangements; (2) PHA have worked with other housing authorities to take advantage of economies of scale in purchasing such items as large appliances or in consolidating their management activities; (3) PHA have worked with their residents and various community and nonprofit groups to provide social services such as health and child care, job training, and employment; (4) PHA have worked with state, local, and commercial entities to develop and finance affordable housing for low-income families; (5) PHA have worked with state and local governments to acquire goods and services, such as insurance, at lower costs; and (6) although some PHA officials could quantify the cost savings that have resulted from these arrangements, most PHA officials agreed that such nonmonetary benefits as training, improved quality of life, and social services were significant and would not have been obtained without the shared experience of the partnership. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11.pdf GAO/RCED-97-11 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-97-11 Letter Report GAO/RCED-97-11; Public Housing: Partnerships Can Result in Cost Savings and Other Benefits; Housing programs Public housing Cost control Community development programs Employment or training programs Disadvantaged persons Low income housing Intergovernmental fiscal relations Proposed legislation Non-profit organizations HUD Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program HUD Home Investment Partnership Program HUD Public Housing Drug Elimination Program Community Development Block Grant