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2. 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 ...

3. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Tenant based housing vouchers covered the gap between 25% of a household's income and established fair market rent. Virtually no new project based Section 8 housing has been produced since 1983, but tenant based vouchers are now the primary mechanism of assisted housing.

4. Missouri leads the nation in rent increases since last year ...

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   Between January 2023 and January 2024, Missouri’s median rent rose by more than 13% — the highest increase of any state in the nation. Kansas’ median rent rose by nearly 9%, the sixth ...

5. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

6. Assistance with rent, utilities available to Missouri ... - AOL

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   Jul. 5—Low-income tenants in Missouri who have been struggling financially due to the pandemic may be eligible for federal assistance with past-due rent and utilities. The State Assistance for ...

7. Source of income discrimination - Wikipedia

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   The term “source of income discrimination” is used by housing advocates [2] to describe a phenomenon that is legal nationwide in the United States but is increasingly being banned on the state [3] and city level. [4] [5] Participation in the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program is largely voluntary for landlords. [6]