Thursday, Mar 8 2012 4:43PM

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced meetings will take place with tribal leaders to assess the housing needs in Native American communities.

The talks will occur prior to HUD's release of its "The Assessment of Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Housing Needs," which will implement feedback from tribe leaders regarding housing conditions and other economic situations that can be assisted by HUD.

Congress said it is clear that those living on reservations have chronic housing needs that need to be addressed, but HUD is lacking enough information on their specific needs, which led to the consultations. Data collected from these meetings will be used in addition to Native Housing Needs Outreach Sessions that continue to provide helpful comments and recommendations to the agency.

"A well executed and thoughtful study of the critical housing needs of Native Americans will inform policy and allow HUD to serve these communities," said HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Raphael Bostic. "HUD’s assessment will also give tribes vital data so they can use existing resources most effectively to improve housing conditions for Native American families."

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