Public Private Venture (PPV) housing – also known as privatized military housing – is owned by a private partner and governed by a business agreement in which the Department of Defense (DoD) has limited rights and responsibilities. The private entity is responsible for managing the construction, renovation, and day-to-day maintenance and services for the community. PPV housing may be located on or off government property and may be former military housing.
The DoD has mandated all military housing to eventually be privatized. The reason for the mandate is to allow private partners to more efficiently build, renovate, and manage housing at a lesser expense than the government. The success of these partnerships is tied to the number of service members who choose to live in installation housing. Therefore, the private partner has incentives to keep the homes and surrounding grounds well-maintained and the residents pleased.
No. Like all military family housing, service members are not required to live in privatized housing (PPV) and may use their BAH to pay for private sector housing. The DoD’s goal is to create privatized housing developments that are places where military members will want to live. This is accomplished by building new housing and/or renovating existing housing, and providing services and amenities that prove important to military families. If the Service Member elects to live in PPV housing, the BAH is paid directly to the private partner when an allotment is initiated.
The DoD has designed a portfolio management and monitoring tool for the purpose of monitoring public private venture housing property management. Named the Program Evaluation Plan (PEP), it is a semi-annual reporting system that includes detailed information submitted by each of the Services to OSD regarding their portfolios of MHPI projects, including information about deal structures, government costs, use of government authorities and ongoing program performance. OSD uses this information to monitor the program’s progress, to perform financial and performance oversight, and to implement program improvements. However, each service and installation military personnel is responsible for making sure that the developers are complying with the conditions stipulated in their contracts.
Lincoln Military Housing will enforce all resident rules.
Even though you must start collecting BAH under PPV, there should be no effect on your eligibility for income-based programs.
The Social Security Administration ruled that privatized housing is to be treated the same way as traditional military housing for determining eligibility for the Supplemental Security Program. This program benefits families with a disabled child.
Some assistance programs already require applicants to include non-cash benefits as income. For example, while living in traditional Navy Housing, the base childcare center includes the BAH you forfeit as part of your total income to determine your childcare rate. Under programs like this, the value of housing has always been included as part of your income, so after PPV, this amount will not change.
We encourage you to immediately notify your Family Service Center if you believe this issue could have an impact on you. They can investigate the particular program.
Residents may provide in-home childcare only through participation in the Child Development Homes program. The resident must be certified through the Child Development Program if childcare is conducted on the premises for more than 10 cumulative hours per week. Residents must also comply with all applicable state and local laws regarding childcare.
Yes. School districts will not be affected by public private venture housing. In addition, the system of "impact aid" to the local school districts by the Department of Education will not change.
Military personnel at the Base Housing Office, including its military liaison, will continue to be available for mediation to residents of PPV housing. Also, an annual resident satisfaction survey will be conducted, and part of the property manager’s compensation will be based on the results of the survey. The property manager has a vested interest in satisfying the needs of the residents.
Your choices will depend on your rank and the number of dependants in your family. The Housing Office at your specific military installation will give you your options when you contact them.
