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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), commonly known as Section 8, provides rental housing assistance to low-income households in the United States by paying private landlords on behalf of these tenants. Approximately 68% of this assistance benefits seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities. [1]

3. Umoja Village - Wikipedia

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   The Umoja Village shantytown was founded on October 23, 2006, in the Liberty City section of Miami, Florida, in response to gentrification and a lack of low-income housing in Miami. The name Umoja is Swahili for "unity", hence " Unity Village". After months of planning, a group calling itself Take Back the Land seized control of a vacant lot on ...

4. With prices high and supply low, can Florida expect help from ...

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   Almost 600,000 Florida households fall into the category, having either an annual income of $31,240 for a family of four, or only 30% of their region’s median income, whichever is greater ...

5. Take Back the Land - Wikipedia

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   Take Back the Land is an American organization based in Miami, Florida, devoted to blocking evictions, [1] and rehousing homeless people in foreclosed houses. [2] [3] Take Back the Land was formed in October 2006 to build the Umoja Village shantytown on a plot of unoccupied land [4] to protest gentrification and a lack of low-income housing in Miami.

6. Numerous Programs Offer Rental Assistance — Here’s How To Get It

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   Visit the website of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, which provides a state-by-state list of the 360-plus programs that provide assistance to struggling renters. You might qualify for ...

7. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: a flawed, ineffective policy ...

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   Housing is a big issue right now, with a lot of strong opinions. But there’s one particular housing program that most experts agree fails to deliver: the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, known as ...