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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 [11])—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. List of public housing developments in the United States

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   Salem Lafayette Apartments; Berry Gardens; Morristown. Manahan Village; Mount Holly. Mt. Holly Gardens; New Brunswick. Memorial Homes (demolished) Schwartz Homes; Robeson Village; Newark [14] Brick Towers (demolished) Baxter Terrace (demolished) Prudential Apartments (Sing-Sing) Stella Wright Homes (demolished) Scudder Homes (partially demolished)

4. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

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   The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. [3] The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally Joseph S. Clark Jr. listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the ...

5. Affordable housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Consequently, a mere expansion of current housing programs administered by the HUD is unlikely to significantly reduce the homeless population. This study published in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management proposes an adjustment to Section 8 programs. It suggests the restructuring of these programs by decreasing subsidies for each ...

6. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Permanent, federally funded housing came into being in the United States as a part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. Title II, Section 202 of the National Industrial Recovery Act, passed June 16, 1933, directed the Public Works Administration (PWA) to develop a program for the "construction, reconstruction, alteration, or repair under public regulation or control of low-cost housing and slum ...

7. Subsidized housing - Wikipedia

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   Housing subsidies are government funded financial assistance programs designed to mitigate the costs of housing for low-income tenants. Subsidies can be provided in the form of housing vouchers given to tenants, e.g. Section 8 (Housing), or via direct deposits to landlords with government contracts to provide affordable housing.