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Section 8 housing - funding and background The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 authorized the Housing Assistance Payments Program (Section 8). Section 8 housing is also referred to as the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program. Funds for Section 8 housing are provided by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). If a community is interested in utilizing Section 8, the local unit of government must adopt a resolution agreeing to administer the program in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. A request for additional funding is then submitted to HUD on behalf of the requesting community.
Section 8 Listings
Have access to the Section 8 National Data Base. Find current listings of available Section 8 houses and apartments in your area. For more information about Section 8 housing, and or to retrieve listings of available Section 8 and subsidized housing in your area, order the Section 8 and Subsidized Housing Online Packet. Section 8 housing program description Section 8 provides rental assistance nation wide to low income families, elderly, disabled, and handicapped individuals. This Program provides financial assistance to eligible families whose annual gross income does not exceed 50% of HUD's median income guidelines. Through rental assistance, families are able to live in safe, decent and sanitary housing they would not otherwise be able to afford. Section 8 housing is designed specifically for needy families in small cities and rural communities not served by similar local or regional programs. Summary of Need The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program has had a very significant and positive impact in rural and urban communities that generally lack decent housing and adequate economic and social services. It helps the working poor that struggle to meet living expenses. Section 8 housing gives working families the ability to use some of their hard-earned income to pay for food, utilities, child care, and medical expenses, with money that otherwise would have been spent on rent. Consider these facts; more than 83 percent of the respondents to a 1995 statewide survey indicated a shortage of affordable rental housing across the United States. Some 54 percent reported a major shortage, 82 percent expressed a housing shortage for the low income elderly, and 74 percent mentioned the lack of appropriate housing with access for persons with disabilities. Most demographic projections indicate a continuing population and household growth in segments that generally create the largest demand on affordable housing supply. Program Administration The Department's Housing Programs Division, Section 8 housing, currently contracts with 39 small cities and six Community Action Agencies that administer the program locally. The program has grown from 100 certificates to more than 2,200 certificates and vouchers in 39 cities since 1979. More than $7.6 million has been allocated for the current program year.
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