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2. Section 8 (housing) - Wikipedia

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   Section 8 (housing) Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. § 1437f ), often called Section 8, as repeatedly amended, authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to private landlords on behalf of low-income households in the United States. 68% of total rental assistance in the United States goes to seniors, children, and those ...

3. United States Department of Housing and Urban Development

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   History. The idea of a department of Urban Affairs was proposed in a 1957 report to President Dwight D. Eisenhower, led by New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller. The idea of a department of Housing and Urban Affairs was taken up by President John F. Kennedy, with Pennsylvania Senator and Kennedy ally Joseph S. Clark Jr. listing it as one of the top seven legislative priorities for the ...

4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In 2022, about 5.2 million American households that received some form of federal rental assistance. [4] Subsidized apartment buildings, often referred to as housing projects (or simply "the projects"), [5] have a complicated and often notorious history in the United States.

5. HOME Investment Partnerships Program - Wikipedia

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   The HOME Investment Partnerships Program ( HOME) is a type of United States federal assistance that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides to states to create decent and affordable housing, particularly housing for low and very low income Americans. [1] It is the largest Federal block grant to states and local ...

6. American Housing Survey - Wikipedia

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   The American Housing Survey (AHS) [1] is a statistical survey funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau. It is the largest regular national housing sample survey in the United States and contains information on the number and characteristics of U.S. housing units as ...

7. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   Living spaces. The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is a federal program in the United States that awards tax credits to housing developers in exchange for agreeing to reserve a certain fraction of rent-restricted units for lower-income households. [1] The program was created under the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA86) to incentivize the use ...