Section 3 Benchmarks for Creating Economic Opportunities for Low- and Very Low-Income Persons and Eligible Businesses
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Summary
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HUD is updating its Section 3 benchmark Notice as required every three years, but after reviewing available labor hour data, has determined the data is not sufficiently representative to change the current benchmark goals. The existing benchmarks from the original Section 3 Notice will remain in effect, and HUD is requesting public comments on experiences and challenges in meeting these goals. This matters to PHA staff because it confirms that current Section 3 compliance benchmarks for workers remain unchanged, though reporting requirements and data collection continue.
Key Quotes
Verbatim from the notice
“HUD has determined that the available data is not a sufficiently representative sample to support the alteration of the current published benchmark goals.”
Verbatim from the notice
“the benchmark goals will continue to be the ratios established in the original Section 3 benchmark Notice”
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“the department would like to solicit comments on the overall experience of grantees, contractors, and other stakeholders in achieving the existing benchmark goals”
Key Dates
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026
- Effective
- Nov 4, 2026in 22 days
- Comments close
- Dec 4, 2026in 52 days
Compliance deadlines
- Jul 30, 2026Reporting window closes for the last cohort of public housing authorities to report Section 3 labor hour data.