Section 8 Housing

GPTKB entity

Statements (36)
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:Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program
gptkbp:appliesTo Certain public housing units
Private rental housing
gptkbp:benefit Project-based assistance
Rental subsidy
Tenant-based assistance
gptkbp:criticizedFor Geographic concentration of poverty
Landlord discrimination
Limited funding
Long waitlists
gptkbp:eligibility Low-income households
U.S. citizens or eligible immigrants
Income below 50% of area median income
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Housing_and_Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 8 Housing
gptkbp:inspectionRequired Yes, housing quality standards
gptkbp:landlordParticipation Voluntary
gptkbp:landlordReceives Subsidy payment from housing authority
gptkbp:priorityDate Elderly
Disabled
Families with children
gptkbp:purpose Provide rental assistance to low-income families
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:building
gptkb:Section_202_Supportive_Housing_for_the_Elderly
gptkb:Section_811_Supportive_Housing_for_Persons_with_Disabilities
gptkbp:tenantPays 30% of adjusted gross income for rent
gptkbp:transferredTo Yes, tenant-based vouchers can move with tenant
gptkbp:waitlist Often long
gptkbp:website https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Section_8_Voucher_Program
gptkb:SNAP_benefits
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6