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Section 8 housing choice vouchers
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Section_8_housing_choice_vouchers
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
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:Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program
gptkbp:appliesTo
private market housing
gptkbp:approvedBy
gptkb:Housing_and_Community_Development_Act_of_1974
gptkbp:benefit
rental subsidy
gptkbp:compatibleWith
moving expenses
security deposits
gptkbp:covers
rent
utilities (sometimes)
gptkbp:criticizedFor
discrimination by landlords
limited supply
long waitlists
gptkbp:eligibility
disabled individuals
low-income families
elderly individuals
gptkbp:enactedBy
gptkb:United_States_federal_government
gptkbp:establishedIn
1974
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Section 8 housing choice vouchers
gptkbp:inspectionRequired
yes
gptkbp:inspectionStandard
gptkb:HUD_Housing_Quality_Standards
gptkbp:landlordParticipation
voluntary
gptkbp:landlordReceives
subsidy payment from public housing agency
gptkbp:numberOfHouseholdsServed
over 2 million (as of 2020)
gptkbp:portable
can be used in different jurisdictions
gptkbp:purpose
assist low-income families with rental housing
gptkbp:tenantPays
30% of adjusted gross income for rent
gptkbp:waitlist
often long
gptkbp:website
https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/programs/hcv/about/fact_sheet
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Boston_Housing_Authority
gptkb:San_Antonio_Housing_Authority
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7