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People who struggle to pay rent can find affordable housing through a variety of government programs, the biggest of which is called the Housing Choice Vouchers Program, often referred to as "Section ...

2.3 million low-income families currently use Housing Choice Vouchers to make up the difference between what they can pay for rent and what landlords charge. The program only covers one in four ...

Landlord subsidy payments of up to $1,500 under the Section 8 rental assistance program are now rolling out after federal ...

“Section 8 rental subsidies have long been one of the most controversial federal social programs. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under the Obama administration is making a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Feb 09, 2023, 09:30am EST This article is more than 2 years old.

Following a record 43-day government shutdown, funding for Section 8 housing assistance has been delayed for December, ...

Rent-stabilized owners already crippled by New York’s rent law are now getting kicked while they’re down by the Trump Administration. For the second straight month, payments to landlords accepting ...

Section 8 vouchers are designed to help low-income Kansans find a home. But vouchers are expiring as rent skyrockets. Housing vouchers are going unused because tenants are having so much trouble ...

A delay of federal "shortfall" funding led Boston Housing Authority to notify Section 8 landlords this week that they will ...