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Office Hour Series | HCV Two-Year Tool (TYT)

HUD will be hosting HCV Two-Year Tool Office Hours on October 13th, for PHAs administering the HCV Program. Registration is not required. Please join us live! These exclusive office hours will not be recorded.

  1. Thursday, November 19th at 3-4 PM EDT | Two-Year Tool Office Hours
  2. Thursday, December 10th at 3-4 PM EDT | Two-Year Tool Office Hours
  3. Thursday, January 21st at 3-4 PM EDT | Two-Year Tool Office Hours
  4. Thursday, February 18th at 3-4 PM EDT | Two-Year Tool Office Hours
  5. Thursday, March 18th at 3-4 PM EDT | Two-Year Tool Office Hours

  1. (NEW) Two-Year Tool Question Form
    This form is to submit a question or issue with using the Two-Year Tool (TYT).

  2. HCV Two-Year Tool Training and Resources

  3. HCV Two-Year Tool Guide
    This file contains step-by-step instructions for using the Two-Year Tool. Note: Updated TYT guide coming soon.

  • HCV Two-Year Projection Tool (Posted October 28, 2026)

    New features in the October 28th update to the Two-Year Tool:

    • Year 2 projection capability

    • Functional for Mainstream-only PHAs

    • Updated for July VMS data

    • Preliminary renewal funding inflation factors (RFIF) for 2027 loaded 

    • Includes updated renewal funding from Enclosure A 

    • 99% proration factor projected for 2027


    The objective of the Two-Year Tool (TYT) is to analyze a PHA's utilization situation which includes running basic leasing and spending scenarios to better inform decisions going forward in an effort to optimize the program over a multi-year period. There are many variables that affect a PHA's HCV program, some outside of a PHA's control and some that can be impacted by policies and operations; variables including Congressional funding, cost per unit trends, the rate at which participants leave the program (i.e. attrition rate), and the rate at which vouchers are successfully leased (including the time-to success).

    Upon opening this tool, a PHA should enter the applicable five-character PHA code (e.g. MA002) and click the "Open Two-Year Tool" button. This will create a Tool with all applicable information; you will first be asked to save this file to your computer. Depending on your version of Microsoft Office and your personal settings, you may need to enable macros, ActiveX and content.  To save the file locally click “File” then “Save As”. Please see the "HCV Two-Year Tool Guide".