Section 8

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A federally funded rental assistance program that pays private landlords the difference between what a low-income household can contribute and the fair market rent.

Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) provide rental assistance for households to use renting in the private market. Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) is attached to a specific home or apartment community. In both programs, the tenant pays 30% of monthly income for rent with HUD paying the owner the remainder, up to the area's Fair Market Rent (FMR).

Related Definitions:

• Housing Choice Voucher
• Project-Based
• Annual Adjustment Factor (AAF)
• Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA)
• Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)
• Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)
• Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS)
• Total Tenant Payment
• Family Unification Program (FUP)
• Mainstream Voucher
• Non-Elderly Disabled Vouchers (NED)
• Payment Standards
• Project Based Section 8
• Project-Based Vouchers (PBV)
• Public Housing Agency (PHA)
• Section 8 Administrative Plan
• Tenant Based Section 8
• Voucher Portability
• Disability
• Utiltiy Reimbursement
• Income-Based Rent