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Section 8 housing vouchers provide housing assistance for low-income, elderly, and disabled individuals or families. [1] 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.
Local and state governments can adapt these income limits when administering local affordable housing programs; however, U.S. federal programs must adhere to the definitions above. For the Section 8 voucher program, the maximum household contribution to rent can be as high as 40% gross income. [67]
Arkansas is the 48th richest state in the United States of America, with a per capita income of $16,904 (2000). Arkansas Counties Ranked by Per Capita Income [ edit ]
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Experimental programs give lower-income parents the option of using government issued vouchers to send their kids to private rather than public schools in some states/regions. As of 2007, more than 80% of all primary and secondary students were enrolled in public schools, including 75% of those from households with incomes in the top 5%.
The economy of Arkansas produced $176.24 billion of gross domestic product in 2023. [1] Six Fortune 500 companies are based in Arkansas, including the world's #1 corporation by revenue, Walmart. [8] Arkansas's per capita income for 2023 was $54,347, and the median household income was $55,432, which ranked 47th among U.S. states. [2] [9]
Four Arkansas residents have filed a lawsuit challenging a school voucher program created by an education overhaul signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last year, saying it violates the state ...
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Tuesday backed a plan to expand beyond a three-county school voucher program for low-income kids by offering public money for private schooling statewide, regardless of ...