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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] The Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

3. 21 affordable apartments for seniors offered at Rochester's ...

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   ROCHESTER — A ribbon cutting Monday at the Gafney Home marks the end of a long journey of restoration, refitting and upgrading, and the beginning of low-income housing for seniors age 62 and up ...

4. 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.

5. Low-Income Housing Tax Credit - Wikipedia

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   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 private equity in developing affordable housing. [2] Projects ...

6. HUD gave $10-million tenant organizing grant to L.A. landlord ...

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   The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded a $10-million grant this month to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation to assist tenants in low-income developments with organizing. But ...

7. Opinion - Our housing system isn’t working — we need a public ...

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   The current U.S. housing system creates tremendous profits, but it doesn’t work for everyone.. Half of the nation’s 45 million renters pay more than a third of their paychecks to landlords ...