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 ...

The phrase “Section 8” is still attached to many misconceptions that lead some landlords to shun Section 8 tenants. Such incidents happen even in states where income-source-based discrimination is ...

California prohibits the use of credit history to reject applicants with housing assistance without considering pay stubs and ...

Social media rumors falsely claim Section 8 housing assistance will have a two-year cap or be ended entirely. President Trump's 2026 budget proposes overhauling Section 8 and other HUD programs, but ...

The White House has labeled the current rental assistance system “dysfunctional” and is calling for the elimination of Section 8 and other housing voucher programs. The proposed plan would slash ...

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.

Section 8, now called the Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP), is a federal government program administered by local housing authorities through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

Public housing agencies across the country are being asked to share the personal information of tenants receiving rental assistance under Section 8 with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban ...

More than 17 million people live in rental housing in California, and more than half of them are rent burdened, meaning they pay more than 30% of their income for housing. For people who are also ...