People who struggle to pay rent can find affordable housing through a variety of government programs, the biggest of which is called the Housing Choice Vouchers Program, often referred to as "Section ...
The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s Section 8 housing Program is an initiative that helps ensure access to safe, clean, affordable housing for low-income families, the elderly, and ...
To protect Section 8 housing vouchers amid rising rent costs and insufficient federal funding, the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities is cutting additional benefits for some ...
“Section 8 rental subsidies have long been one of the most controversial federal social programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Obama administration is making a ...
Today, more than 2,300 households in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City get help paying the rent through federal subsidies known as Section 8 vouchers. The program, which has been blamed for local ills ...
Housing is foundational to a just and equitable recovery. Relief programs for the millions of people whose livelihoods have been upended by COVID-19—rental assistance, eviction moratoria, and ...
2.3 million low-income families currently use Housing Choice Vouchers to make up the difference between what they can pay for rent and what landlords charge. The program only covers one in four ...