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Memphis Murder Mystery? No, Just Mistaken Identity

[…] Voucher Program — was launched in the Nixon administration. Section 8 gives low-income families housing vouchers so they can rent apartments in the private market and perhaps escape some of […]

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Segregation 101

[…] to buy. Eligon focuses on one significant obstacle, the federal Section 8 program, which provides vouchers (sort of like food stamps for housing) to low-income families to help them pay […]

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Who Gets Tenant Protection Vouchers?

[…] offered a special type of housing voucher called a Tenant Protection Voucher, or TPV. The vouchers are primarily used to help people relocate when the status of their federally subsidized […]

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The Fight to Save Section 8

[…] hours a week that spring to protect herself and others who rely on Section 8 vouchers to stay in their homes. “When I found out my Section 8 was threatened, […]

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Unfair Market Rents: How Inflation Is Skewing FMRs

HUD provides eligible families with tenant-based vouchers, which may be used to rent any home a family finds that meets program requirements. When market rents increase rapidly and fair market […]

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Credit Where Credit is Due

[…] than a housing solution for households with the most serious housing problems. Why do housing vouchers better address the housing problems of the poor than an EITC increase? Because housing […]