PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING COST STUDY

June 6, 2003 PUBLIC HOUSING OPERATING COST STUDY STUDY HARVARD UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF DESIGN Final Report Nationally, there are approximately 1.2 million units of public housing, administered by nearly 3,200 public housing authorities (PHAs). Total operating expenses run about $5.8 billion annually, of which $3.5 billion is funded through federal operating subsidies and the remainder is covered by rental income. When Congress passed the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act (QHWRA) in 1997, it called for the establishment of two new funds for public housing; a Capital Fund and an Operating Fund; that would replace . . .