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2. Rising rents, Section 8 shortfall mean hundreds could lose ...

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   The local housing authority administers the housing choice voucher program, formerly known as Section 8, ... amount of rent they pay and the assistance provided by HUD. There are 351 vouchers ...

3. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   The main Section 8 program involves the voucher program. A voucher may be either "project-based"—where its use is limited to a specific apartment complex (public housing agencies (PHAs) may reserve up to 20% of its vouchers as such [9])—or "tenant-based", where the tenant is free to choose a unit in the private sector, is not limited to specific complexes, and may reside anywhere in the ...

4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8) was adopted in 1974 by the SFHA, and today it serves over 20,000 residents of San Francisco. Primary funding for the SFHA program comes from the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the rents paid by the housing choice voucher participants.

5. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   t. e. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a federal program in the United States that awards tax credits to housing developers in exchange for agreeing to reserve a certain fraction of rent-restricted units for lower-income households. [1] The program was created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA86) to incentivize the use of ...

6. What Are HUD’s 7 Major Programs? - AOL

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   Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. HUD also runs the federal housing choice vouchers program, which assists vulnerable populations like the elderly, disabled and very low-income households in ...

7. Subsidized housing - Wikipedia

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   The supplements make up the difference between rental "market price" and the amount of rent paid by tenants, for example 30% of the tenants income. A notable example of a rent supplement in the United States is Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. § 1437f).