Housing Choice Voucher Program

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	federal housing assistance program
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development gptkb:public_housing_agencies
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Section_8
gptkbp:appliesTo	apartments single-family homes townhouses private market housing
gptkbp:benefit	rental subsidy
gptkbp:eligibility	citizenship or eligible immigration status income limits background screening
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Housing_and_Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:establishedIn	1974
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Housing Choice Voucher Program
gptkbp:landlordMustComplyWith	gptkb:HUD_housing_quality_standards
gptkbp:landlordReceives	subsidy payment from public housing agency
gptkbp:numberOfHouseholdsServed	over 2 million
gptkbp:portable	vouchers can be used in different jurisdictions
gptkbp:purpose	assist very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Project-Based_Voucher_Program gptkb:Public_Housing_Program
gptkbp:tenantCanChoose	any housing that meets program requirements
gptkbp:tenantPays	30% of adjusted gross income for rent and utilities
gptkbp:waitlist	often long
gptkbp:website	https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Section_8
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4