Section 8 Voucher Program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Section_8_Voucher_Program

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:affordable_housing
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Housing_and_Urban_Development gptkb:public_housing_agencies
gptkbp:alternativeName	gptkb:Section_8 gptkb:Section_8_Housing gptkb:Section_8_Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program
gptkbp:appliesTo	private market housing
gptkbp:benefit	rental subsidy
gptkbp:eligibility	low-income households U.S. citizens or eligible immigrants
gptkbp:establishedBy	gptkb:Housing_and_Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:establishedIn	1974
gptkbp:explores	public housing agency
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Section 8 Voucher Program
gptkbp:inspectionFrequency	before move-in and periodically
gptkbp:landlordParticipation	voluntary
gptkbp:landlordReceives	subsidy payment from housing agency
gptkbp:maximumLoanAmount	determined by Fair Market Rent
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program
gptkbp:purpose	assist low-income families with rental housing
gptkbp:targetAudience	families elderly disabled individuals
gptkbp:tenantChoice	can choose any housing that meets program requirements
gptkbp:tenantPays	30% of adjusted gross income for rent
gptkbp:transferredTo	yes, between jurisdictions in some cases
gptkbp:waitingList	often long
gptkbp:website	https://www.hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Section_8_housing
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5