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2. Low-income families weary as Section 8, public housing ... - AOL

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   Martin’s public housing waitlist was open as of Dec. 29. The St. Lucie list had opened for nine days in September for three-bedroom units but otherwise remained closed, according to the FPHA ...

3. Florida minimum wage workers must work 98 hours a week to ...

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   According to the study, the Sunshine State is among the top 10 states that require a higher hourly wage to afford housing. The data shows workers who currently make Florida's minimum of $12 an ...

4. Affordable housing isn’t political in Florida. It is a human ...

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   Low-income individuals and families are especially burdened in states such as Florida, where luxury housing often seems like the only priority for real estate developers.

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. 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 ...

7. 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 ...