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2. 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]

3. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   Living spaces. 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 ...

4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The federal government, through its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (which in 2012 paid for construction of 90% of all subsidized rental housing in the US), spends $6 billion per year to finance 50,000 low-income rental units annually, with median costs per unit for new construction (2011–2015) ranging from $126,000 in Texas to $326,000 ...

5. 'The housing problem in Michigan is unreal': Soo residents ...

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   "Housing insecurity is absolutely getting worse," said Sheila Berger, housing administrator of the Community Action Agency. "Landlords have taken apartments which normally cost about $650 in rent ...

6. Michigan housing isn’t affordable. Here’s how we ... - AOL

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   Ann Arbor is a case in point. Housing affordability in the university town is a real challenge. Zillow reports the median rent for a two-bedroom apartment is $1,975 per month; in comparison, a ...

7. Brooke and Bagley housing project unveiled in the ... - AOL

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   Brooke and Bagley is a mixed-income development with 78 total units. Sixteen of them have been set aside as affordable housing. The $150 million project was the result of a private-public ...