City of Austin | Performance Measures

City of Austin

Performance Measures

Housing
Department Director: Rosie Truelove - Director
Department Website: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/housing-planning
Department Phone: 512-974-3100

Department Mission

The Housing Department partners with the community to shape a more equitable Austin and to prevent the displacement of people and services through the use of affordable housing resources. The programs administered by the Housing Department (HD) are specifically designed to assist low- to moderate-income residents in Austin, with an emphasis on housing and community development. Funding sources that support its operating and capital programs include the General Fund, Housing Trust Fund, Homestead Preservation District TIRZ, University Neighborhood Overlay Fund, General Obligation bonds, federal U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development formula grants, and the Austin Transit Partnership (ATP).

Department Goals

Collaborate with community members to honor and learn from Austin’s distinctive physical and cultural qualities to help sustain a multi-ethnic city.
Prevent displacement of renters by providing tenant stabilization resources.
Address housing challenges in Austin by creating and preserving affordable housing units especially in high opportunity and gentrifying areas.
Transform community engagement processes to yield more inclusive, equitable, and effective outcomes for people of color, low-income persons, and renters.
Identify and address systemic municipal racial bias and discrimination in housing by focusing programs, plans, and projects to benefit historically excluded communities.

Key Performance Indicators

  1. Number of affordable housing units created or preserved through subsidies or incentives
  2. Number of income-eligible renter households assisted thru direct rental assistance and eviction prevention.