Overview of the Section 8 Housing Program

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Federal aid to housing.

Rent subsidies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Provides overview and history of rental assistance programs under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, which provide subsidies that low-income families can use to lower their rents in the private market; and reviews Section 8 issues that currently face Congress

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress Congressional Research Service Overview of the Section 8 Housing Program

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-DSP-0004

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license