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2. 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 ...

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

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   One of the major reasons, local officials say: Cincinnati's rising rents. The local housing authority is on pace to spend more than $101 million on the voucher program by the end of the year but ...

4. Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program - Wikipedia

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   The Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ( LIHEAP, pronounced "lie" "heap") is a United States federal social services program first established in 1981 and funded annually through Congressional appropriations. The mission of LIHEAP is to assist low income households, particularly those with the lowest incomes that pay a high proportion of ...

5. Housing discrimination in the United States - Wikipedia

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   However, studies have found that using vouchers is a difficult and discouraging process as many landlords refuse vouchers. [26] The United States Census has shown that ethnic and racial minorities living in concentrated, high-poverty areas had actually increased following the passage of the Fair Housing Act from 1970 to 1990. [27]

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

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   With more than 7,000 employees and a budget of $68.7 billion, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is an executive Cabinet department whose secretary reports ...

7. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   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 private ...