To help immigrants who are in need of affordable housing — including those who are noncitizens — there are federal programs that give assistance to eligible renters. Some housing programs also have no citizenship requirements, meaning that households with undocumented family members may be eligible.
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Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Vickie Fields-Byrd says:
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