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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. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, subsidized housing is administered by federal, state and local agencies to provide subsidized rental assistance for low-income households. Public housing is priced much below the market rate, allowing people to live in more convenient locations rather than move away from the city in search of lower rents.

4. Social services and homelessness in Columbus, Ohio

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   The city has many neighborhoods below the poverty line, and has experienced a rise in homelessness in recent decades. Social services include cash- and housing-related assistance, case management, treatment for mental health and substance abuse, and legal and budget/credit assistance. Amid food insecurity in Columbus, with several neighborhoods ...

5. Franklin County OKs $5M to help minority, female developers ...

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   The Franklin County Board of Commissioners granted $5 million in COVID-19 funds to the Affordable Housing Trust to help emerging minority developers.

6. 'We need help, not hate:' Springfield at center of national ...

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   A rust belt town with growing pains. Springfield has been an industrial town since the late 1800s, but the city's median income dropped between 1999 and 2014 when manufacturing jobs declined in ...

7. Homelessness in Ohio - Wikipedia

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   For low-income families, affordable housing has been difficult to find, as for every 100 low-income households, only 80 affordable units exist. [7] Furthermore, the median price for a house in 2019 was 2.4 times the median household income, pushing home ownership out of reach even for middle-income individuals. [7]