If an agency does not have a sufficient number of HUD certified housing counselors to implement its Housing Counseling Work Plan as of August 1, 2021, the agency will not satisfy the staffing requirements necessary to participate in HUD’s Housing Counseling Program.
HUD may change an agency’s status to inactive, in lieu of termination, consistent with 24 CFR 214.200, to allow the agency time to have a sufficient number of HUD certified housing counselors to implement its Housing Counseling Work Plan. If the agency does not have a sufficient number of HUD certified housing counselors to implement its Housing Counseling Work Plan at the conclusion of the initial six month inactive period, HUD may extend the inactive period, or the agency may be terminated from the HUD Housing Counseling Program pursuant to 24 CFR Part 214.
For additional information, see: HUD's Interim final rule in the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/05/2020-17138/housing-counseling-program-revision-of-the-certification-timeline
HUD may change an agency’s status to inactive, in lieu of termination, consistent with 24 CFR 214.200, to allow the agency time to have a sufficient number of HUD certified housing counselors to implement its Housing Counseling Work Plan. If the agency does not have a sufficient number of HUD certified housing counselors to implement its Housing Counseling Work Plan at the conclusion of the initial six month inactive period, HUD may extend the inactive period, or the agency may be terminated from the HUD Housing Counseling Program pursuant to 24 CFR Part 214.
For additional information, see: HUD's Interim final rule in the Federal Register at: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2020/08/05/2020-17138/housing-counseling-program-revision-of-the-certification-timeline