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