Housing Assistance

There are three primary federal housing assistance programs in the United States: the Housing Choice Voucher (or “Section 8”) Program, which provides vouchers for housing selected by recipients in the private market; project-based rental assistance, which provides subsidized rent in designated privately owned buildings; and public housing, which provides subsidized rent in publicly owned and operated housing.

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A New Era in Poverty Policy? The Social Safety Net in the Second Trump Administration

  • Bradley Hardy, Pamela Herd, Josh McCabe, Angela Rachidi
  • Webinar
  • January 22 2025
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Approaches to Reducing Administrative Burdens in Accessing and Maintaining Services from Government Agencies and Public Programs

  • Carolyn Barnes, Elizabeth Bell, Meredith Dost, and Donald Moynihan
  • Webinar
  • September 25 2024
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Housing Voucher Lease-Up Rates

  • Ingrid Gould Ellen, Katherine O’Regan, and Sarah Strochak
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • September 2024
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Eviction, Gentrification, and Renter Displacement

  • Peter Hepburn, Renee Louis, and Matthew Desmond
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • September 2024
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Policy and Practice Approaches To Supporting Low-income Renters At Risk of Eviction

  • Michael Lens, Eva Rosen, and Jennifer Prusak
  • Webinar
  • June 12 2024
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Supporting Youth Exiting Foster Care: What Works and What Is Still Needed

  • Melanie Nadon, Hui Huang, Angelique Day, and Sarah Font
  • Webinar
  • May 03 2023