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The housing choice voucher program is designed to allow families to move without the loss of housing assistance. Moves are permissible as long as the family notifies the PHA ahead of time, terminates its existing lease within the lease provisions, and finds acceptable alternate housing.
Learn if you are eligible for a Section 8 housing choice voucher to pay rent for private housing. Find your public housing agency to apply.
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.
Housing Choice Vouchers. This program provides eligible households vouchers to help pay the rent on privately owned homes of their choosing. A family receiving a voucher must pay at least 30 percent of its monthly adjusted gross income for rent and utilities.
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance is a federal program for low-income renters in the United States. It is administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Section 8 vouchers allow tenants to pay only a portion of their monthly income for rent.
The Housing Choice Voucher Program comprises the majority of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority's Section 8 rental assistance programs. IHCDA administered vouchers to help over 4,000 families pay their rent each month.
The Section 8 program is one of the largest—and oldest—government programs aimed at helping people find affordable housing (the “8” refers to Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937). This ...
The Section 8 housing model began in 1974 as financial subsidies offered to landlords that allowed them to offer rental units to low-income people at below-market rents. In 1983, a voucher program was added to provide financial assistance directly to renters.
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance program has some basic requirements for admission. These rules are set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and enforced by the agency’s locally-based offices, known as housing authorities.
The Section 8 Rental Certificate program increases affordable housing choices for very low-income households by allowing families to choose privately owned rental housing. Families apply to a local public housing authority (PHA) or administering governmental agency for a Section 8 certificate.