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Housing Recommendations from the Office of National AIDS Policy & the AIDS Housing Resolutions

Housing Recommendations from the Office of National AIDS Policy & the AIDS Housing Resolutions Using Data to Change Policy: Housing & HIV. National AIDS Housing Coalition Presented at the HIV Research Catalyst Forum: Treatment, Prevention, Advocacy Baltimore, MD April 21, 2010.

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Housing Recommendations from the Office of National AIDS Policy & the AIDS Housing Resolutions

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  1. Housing Recommendations from the Office of National AIDS Policy & the AIDS Housing Resolutions Using Data to Change Policy: Housing & HIV National AIDS Housing Coalition Presented at the HIV Research Catalyst Forum: Treatment, Prevention, Advocacy Baltimore, MD April 21, 2010

  2. Recommendations from the Office of National AIDS Policy Consultation on Housing and HIV Prevention and Care On December 17, 20009 the White House Office of National AIDS Policy convened a consultation on the role of housing in HIV prevention and health care. Over 70 stakeholders considered presentations by issue experts and then worked together on recommendations (summarized below) to inform the development of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS). The complete Findings and Recommendations are available at: http://nationalaidshousing.org/2010/03/white-house-housing-meeting/

  3. Priority: Reducing HIV incidence. Recommendations: • Recognize, support and fund housing as an evidence-based prevention strategy; • Set specific prevention goals for reducing HIV incidence through housing interventions, based on mathematical modeling that quantifies the anticipated impact of housing status on HIV transmission; and • Evaluate housing as HIV prevention to ensure that overall goals are achieved.

  4. Priority: Increasing access to care and optimizing health outcomes. Recommendations: • Acknowledge that housing is HIV health care for PLWHA who lack stable housing; • Promote local planning to meet the housing needs of PLWHA; and • Base federal planning on real housing need among PLWHA with an immediate goal of making 141,570 new units of housing available to PLWHA nationwide by the end of 2012. At an average annual cost of $5,142 per unit (the average cost of HOPWA tenant-based rental assistance) meeting this goal will require an additional investment of $728 million.

  5. Priority: Reducing HIV-related health disparities. Recommendations: • Adopt a fully and adequately funded evidence-based, public health approach that identifies and limits policy and the barriers to housing assistance for persons living with and at heightened risk of HIV; • Target existing resources to those most vulnerable; • Develop coordinated financial and evaluation mechanisms for housing interventions that take into consideration the cross-systems savings realized through improved health outcomes and avoidance of costly crisis care services and employ this approach to support expanded housing resources, such as a federal voucher entitled for disabled persons living on fixed incomes (SSI, SSDI, veterans’ benefits, etc.); and • Increase federal investments in affordable housing to meet real needs; in order to end the AIDS epidemic, we must end homelessness.

  6. AIDS Housing Resolutions Pending in the House and Senate

  7. H. Con. Res. 137 On June 2nd, 2009, Rep. Jerrold Nadler of New York introduced a concurrent resolution in the House of Representatives, “[e]xpressing the sense of the Congress that the lack of adequate housing must be addressed as a barrier to effective HIV prevention, treatment, and care, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for developing housing as a response to the AIDS pandemic.” He was joined by 17 original cosponsors, and since then, 20 additional cosponsors have signed on, including Chairman Frank of the Financial Services Committee, where the Resolution is now pending.

  8. S. Con. Res. 39 On September 15th, 2009, Senator Robert Menendez(D-NJ)New Jersey introduced a concurrent resolution in the Senate “[e]xpressing the sense of the Congress that stable and affordable housing is an essential component of an effective strategy for the prevention, treatment, and care of human immunodeficiency virus, and that the United States should make a commitment to providing adequate funding for the development of housing as a response to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome pandemic.” He was joined by 1 original cosponsor, Sen. Charles Schumer of New York. Since then, 4 additional Senators have signed on as cosponsors: Sen. Gillibrand(D-OH), Sen. Lautenberg(D-NJ), Sen. Merkley(D-OR), and Sen. Franken (D-MN).

  9. ACTION ALERT: • Call BOTH your Senators' offices and your Representative’s office (202-224-3121) • Ask to speak to the housing staffer and request that your Senators AND Representative cosponsor S. Con. Res. in the Senate and H. Con. Res. in the House • Let NAHC know the result of your outreach: nahc@nationalaidshousing.org

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