Name: Hilary Atkin: We do not expect this provision to have a meaningful adverse impact on the formula or allocations. The formula is based on need and FCAS. It is not reduced because a tribe chooses to serve a family at a higher income tier.
Uploaded: 2026-09-16T18:30:00+00:00
Duration: 17 s
Description: We do not expect this provision to have a meaningful adverse impact on the formula or allocations. The formula is based on need and FCAS. It is not reduced because a tribe chooses to serve a family at a higher income tier.

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Hilary Atkin

53:37 - 53:54

“We do not expect this provision to have a meaningful adverse impact on the formula or allocations. The formula is based on need and FCAS. It is not reduced because a tribe chooses to serve a family at a higher income tier.”

Speaker: Hilary Atkin
Timestamp: 53:37 – 53:54
Transcript: Senate Indian Affairs (Murkowski): Hearings to examine housing needs in native communities, including S.5354, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.
Community: Alaska News
Location: Alaska
Captured at: September 16, 2026

From the transcript

How does HUD view this? Thank you, Senator. We do not expect this provision to have a meaningful adverse impact on the formula or allocations. The formula is based on need and FCAS. It is not reduced because a tribe chooses to serve a family at a higher income tier.

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