Section 8 Housing Assistance Payments 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	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:benefit	rental subsidy
gptkbp:component	gptkb:Project-Based_Rental_Assistance gptkb:Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program
gptkbp:criticizedFor	limited funding discrimination by landlords long waiting lists
gptkbp:eligibility	citizenship or eligible immigration status income limits background screening
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 Assistance Payments Program
gptkbp:landlordReceives	subsidy payment from public housing agency
gptkbp:numberOfHouseholdsServed	over 2 million
gptkbp:purpose	provide rental assistance to low-income families
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:building gptkb:Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit
gptkbp:section	gptkb:U.S._Housing_Act_of_1937
gptkbp:targetAudience	elderly people with disabilities low-income individuals and families
gptkbp:tenantPays	30% of adjusted gross income for rent
gptkbp:voucherType	project-based tenant-based
gptkbp:website	https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Section_236_Rental_Assistance_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7