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Housing Choice Vouchers

By Jennifer Lai, About.com

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Introduction to Housing Choice Vouchers

Section 8 housing choice vouchers is a federal program created by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The goal is to provide rent subsidies to low-income families that can be applied to a home of their choice in the private sector. The money for housing choice vouchers are allocated by HUD to local public housing agencies, who run the Section 8 voucher program.

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