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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. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   t. e. 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 of ...

4. Subsidized housing in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The federal government, through its Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (which in 2012 paid for construction of 90% of all subsidized rental housing in the US), spends $6 billion per year to finance 50,000 low-income rental units annually, with median costs per unit for new construction (2011–2015) ranging from $126,000 in Texas to $326,000 ...

5. Who's getting evicted in America? The latest data shows a ...

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   And the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) notes a full-time worker would need to earn $28.58 an hour on average to afford a modest, two-bedroom rental — far higher than the national ...

6. Could the "YIMBY" movement fix America's affordable housing ...

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   But without a plan to bring housing costs down, Kahle says the shortage is hurting home buyers and renters alike. "They're paying 50% of their income, 60% of their income on housing, which just ...

7. 7 States Where It’s Almost Impossible for Low-Income ... - AOL

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   California. Number of affordable and available rental homes: 24 per 100 extremely low-income renter households. Extremely low-income renter households: 1,282,835. Extremely low-income renter ...