Reading PA:How does HUD decide how much funding we will receive?

HUD calculates our funding percentage each year using census data with a formula that takes into account our total population, the number of persons in poverty and the number of housing units with more than one person per room (overcrowding). Our funding amount is further impacted by the number of new “entitlements” and the funding at the national level. As more communities are authorized to receive funding, everyone’s slice of the funding pie decreases.