Policy Basics: Federal Rental Assistance | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

Federal rental assistance enables more than 10 million people in 5.2 million low-income households to afford modest homes. Three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist about 84 percent of the households receiving federal rental assistance. Other programs serve specific populations, including the Section 202 and Section 811 supportive housing programs for older adults and people with disabilities, respectively; Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS/HIV (HOPWA), and McKinney-Vento permanent housing programs for people experiencing homelessness. Tribal governments can provide rental assistance for American Indians and Alaska Natives living on tribal lands through the Indian Housing Block Grant, the main source of federal housing assistance for tribal nations. Tribal nations do not generally receive funding for other federal rental assistance programs. In addition, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides r

Federal rental assistance enables more than 10 million people in 5.2 million low-income households to afford modest homes. Three major programs — Housing Choice Vouchers, Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance, and Public Housing — assist about 84 percent of the households receiving federal rental assistance. Other programs serve specific populations, including the Section 202 and Section 811 supportive housing programs for older adults and people with disabilities, respectively; Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS/HIV (HOPWA), and McKinney-Vento permanent housing programs for people