HUD housing assistance: every major program explained

Last updated 2026-07-09

What is HUD housing assistance, exactly?

HUD is a cabinet-level federal agency created by the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 ^[1]. Its job is not to hand you a key. HUD writes the rules, moves the money, and oversees the roughly 3,300 local Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) that do the actual work of getting people housed.

Say 'HUD housing assistance' and most people mean one of three things: a Housing Choice Voucher (the portable subsidy most people call Section 8), a unit in a public housing development owned by a PHA, or project-based rental assistance stuck to a specific private apartment. All three share one design idea. You pay roughly 30% of your adjusted income toward rent, and the federal subsidy covers the gap up to a local ceiling called the payment standard ^[2].

HUD funds plenty beyond direct rental aid, including HOME Investment Partnerships grants to states, the Community Development Block Grant program, and homeless assistance grants under the McKinney-Vento Act. Those matter if you work in housing policy or nonprofit development. For someone who just needs a place to live, the voucher and public housing tracks are where the conversation starts.

The numbers are real and large. HUD's FY2024 budget request included about $32 billion for tenant-based rental assistance alone ^[3]. Around 5 million households get some form of HUD rental subsidy on any given day. That sounds like plenty until you learn that roughly 10 million more households sit on waitlists or qualify by income but get nothing, because these programs are not entitlements and funding has never caught up to need.

What are the main HUD government housing programs?

Five programs cover almost everyone who walks in the door. Here is the plain-language map.

Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is the biggest. PHAs issue vouchers to eligible households; you find a private landlord willing to rent at or below the payment standard; the PHA pays the landlord the subsidy share directly each month. Roughly 2.3 million households used vouchers as of recent HUD data ^[4]. The voucher is portable, meaning you can move it to a new unit or even a new city under porting rules. Our guide to the housing choice voucher program walks through the mechanics.

Public Housing is stock owned and managed by PHAs. About 900,000 public housing units are left in the country ^[4]. Residents sign leases directly with the PHA and pay income-based rent. The units are fixed in place. Move out and the subsidy stays behind. Public housing has been shrinking for decades because Congress keeps underfunding capital repairs.

Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) attaches to specific privately owned buildings under long-term contracts between HUD and landlords. About 1.2 million units carry these contracts ^[4]. Move out and you lose the subsidy; it belongs to the unit. Some buildings with expiring PBRA contracts convert tenants to vouchers.

Project-Based Vouchers (PBVs) are a PHA-run variant. The PHA attaches vouchers to specific units rather than issuing them to households. After a year in a PBV unit, you can generally request a regular tenant-based voucher.

Section 202 (Supportive Housing for the Elderly) and Section 811 (Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities) are smaller capital programs that fund affordable units bundled with supportive services.

Program	Who holds the subsidy	Units/households served	Can you move with it?
Housing Choice Voucher	The household	~2.3 million	Yes
Public Housing	The PHA (tied to unit)	~900,000	No
Project-Based Rental Assistance	The unit/owner	~1.2 million	No
Project-Based Vouchers	The unit (PHA-administered)	Included in HCV totals	After 1 year, yes
Section 202 / 811	The unit/owner	~300,000+ combined	No

Who qualifies for HUD housing assistance?

Income is the main gate. For vouchers and public housing, HUD sets income limits each year for every metro area and non-metro county, written as a percentage of Area Median Income (AMI):

• Very Low Income: at or below 50% AMI. This is the ceiling for most HUD rental assistance programs ^[2].
• Extremely Low Income: at or below 30% AMI. Federal law requires PHAs to give at least 75% of new voucher admissions to extremely low-income households ^[5].

Income is not the only screen. PHAs check citizenship or eligible immigration status (at least one household member must be a U.S. citizen or hold eligible immigration status), prior eviction history, and criminal background. Federal law permanently bars anyone convicted of manufacturing methamphetamine on federally assisted premises, and it bars registered sex offenders subject to lifetime registration ^[5]. Past those hard statutory bars, each PHA writes its own screening policy within HUD guidelines, so what gets you denied at one PHA might not disqualify you at another.

Family size matters too. Limits scale with household size. A family of four in the San Francisco metro has a 50% AMI limit well into six figures; the same 50% AMI limit in rural Mississippi is a fraction of that. HUD posts updated income limits each spring at huduser.gov.

Mixed-status households can still apply. The subsidy gets prorated: only the eligible members count in the subsidy math, which shrinks the benefit but doesn't lock the household out.

How do you actually apply for HUD housing assistance?

You never apply to HUD. You apply to a local PHA. HUD writes the rules; PHAs run the programs. Find yours through HUD's PHA locator at hud.gov ^[1].

The process has two stages. First, you get on a waiting list. When the PHA opens its list (many stay closed for years at a stretch), you submit a pre-application with basic demographic and income info, and the PHA gives you a spot. Some PHAs run lotteries instead of first-come-first-served; others weight the list by preference categories like veterans, people experiencing homelessness, or current residents of the jurisdiction. See which open section 8 waiting lists are accepting applications right now.

Second, when your name reaches the top, the PHA calls you in for full eligibility screening. Now they verify income documents, run background checks, and confirm citizenship and everything else. Pass, and they issue the voucher or assign the unit.

Timing is the hard part. HUD's last major survey found median wait times running from months to years depending on local market conditions and PHA funding, with some large urban PHAs reporting waits of seven to ten years ^[4]. Nobody has good real-time national data on this. The best source is calling your specific PHA and asking.

One move pays off: apply to several PHAs at once. No rule stops you from sitting on multiple waitlists. A household in a high-cost city might wait a decade at home but pull a voucher in a smaller metro in two years, then use porting rules to move back. Our overview of the section 8 program covers porting in detail.

How much rent does HUD actually pay, and how is the tenant share calculated?

The formula lives in 24 CFR Part 982 ^[2]. The PHA sets a payment standard for each bedroom size in its area, based on HUD's Fair Market Rents (FMRs). HUD publishes FMRs each year, and they're meant to reflect the 40th percentile of gross rents for recently moved-in renters in each market.

Your share is the higher of two numbers: 30% of your monthly adjusted income, or 10% of your monthly gross income. The subsidy is the gap between that and the lesser of the actual rent or the payment standard.

Here's a concrete example. Say the payment standard for a 2-bedroom in your market is $1,400 a month. Your landlord charges $1,350. Your household's monthly adjusted income is $1,600, so your 30% share is $480. The subsidy comes to $1,350 minus $480, or $870 a month, paid straight to the landlord.

If the landlord wants $1,600 (above the payment standard), you can choose to cover the $200 gap yourself on top of your income-based share, as long as your total tenant payment stays under 40% of monthly adjusted income at initial lease-up ^[2]. After the first year, that cap disappears, and the gap payment becomes a real financial risk worth watching.

Fair Market Rents lag the market in fast-appreciating cities. HUD has tested Small Area FMRs (SAFMRs) in some metros, setting payment standards by ZIP code rather than metro-wide, to give voucher holders a shot at lower-poverty neighborhoods ^[6]. As of 2023, SAFMRs are mandatory in certain large metros and optional elsewhere.

What is the difference between Section 8 and HUD housing?

'Section 8' technically means Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937, which authorizes both the Housing Choice Voucher program and project-based rental assistance ^[5]. In everyday talk, most people use 'Section 8' to mean the tenant-based voucher and nothing else. 'HUD housing' is broader still and can mean anything HUD funds, including public housing, which lives under a different section of the same act.

The practical difference for a tenant is short:

• Section 8 voucher: you find the apartment, the subsidy follows you, you get flexibility.
• Public housing: the PHA owns the building, the subsidy is bolted to the physical address.
• Project-based Section 8: the subsidy sits on a specific private apartment; you apply to that building's waitlist, not the PHA's general voucher list.

All three are HUD government housing programs. Same federal appropriations, same HUD rules, different administration at the local level.

Landlords sometimes ask whether a specific building is 'HUD-approved.' For vouchers, HUD approves no buildings in advance. Any landlord can rent to a voucher holder as long as the unit passes HUD's Housing Quality Standards inspection and the rent is reasonable. Project-based programs run on formal HUD contracts, which is a separate track. Our deep-dive on hud housing covers the landlord side.

How does HUD housing assistance work for landlords?

A voucher tenancy differs from a conventional one in a handful of concrete ways, and it pays to know them before you sign.

The PHA becomes a co-party to the deal. You sign a Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) contract with the PHA and a separate lease with the tenant. The HAP contract sets what the PHA pays, under what conditions it stops paying, and your obligations around inspections. Under 24 CFR 982.308, you can use your own lease form as long as HUD's tenancy addendum rides along ^[2].

The unit must pass a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection before the first payment and at least once a year after. HQS covers 13 performance areas including sanitary facilities, food prep space, thermal environment, illumination, structure, air quality, water supply, lead-based paint, and smoke detectors ^[7]. A failed inspection means no payment until you fix the problem. Landlords who've done this a few times treat the first inspection like any move-in walk-through and pre-correct the obvious stuff.

Then there's rent reasonableness. The PHA has to confirm your asking rent is reasonable next to comparable unassisted units in the same market. In tight markets, where landlords can pull above-FMR rents from cash tenants without breaking a sweat, this is a genuine constraint.

The upside is cash flow. The PHA portion (often 60 to 80% of total rent) lands every month by direct deposit no matter what's happening in the tenant's bank account. You can still evict for cause, but you have to follow both the lease and HUD regulations, which adds process without removing the right.

If you're weighing whether vouchers make sense for your portfolio, VoucherReady's landlord kit walks through HAP contract terms, inspection prep, and rent reasonableness documentation in one place.

Tenants hunting for participating landlords can start with listings like go section 8, where owners self-identify as voucher-friendly.

What are HUD's income limits and how are they set?

HUD builds income limits from American Community Survey data from the Census Bureau, adjusted for family size and geographic variation ^[8]. The method is fussier than it sounds. HUD starts with a metro area's median family income, layers on adjustments for places where median income runs unusually high or low against the national median, and caps year-over-year changes to stop wild swings.

The output is a table published each spring, usually in April, at huduser.gov. Each table lists limits for household sizes from one to eight people at the 30%, 50%, and 80% AMI levels for every county and metro area in the country ^[8].

Why this matters in practice:

• The 50% AMI figure is the eligibility ceiling for vouchers and public housing.
• The 30% AMI figure drives the targeting rule (PHAs must give 75% of new vouchers to extremely low-income households).
• The 80% AMI figure applies to some HOME and CDBG programs, which run looser income requirements.

Limits change every year. A household barely eligible last spring might be over the line this spring if local incomes rose. But limits almost never fall, thanks to HUD's 'hold harmless' policy, so you won't lose eligibility just because area incomes climbed, only because your own income did.

For 2024, HUD set the national median family income at $97,800 ^[8], up sharply from prior years on the strength of the post-pandemic labor market. Check the current table at huduser.gov before you assume you know your local limit.

Can you transfer or port HUD housing assistance to another city or state?

Yes, but only tenant-based Housing Choice Vouchers move. Public housing and project-based assistance are welded to specific units, so they stay put.

Porting runs under 24 CFR 982.353 ^[2]. The basic rule: once you've held a voucher for 12 months and you're in good standing, you can port to any area of the country with an administering PHA. Some families port sooner if they have family ties or a job offer outside the issuing PHA's turf.

The mechanics go like this. You tell your current PHA (the 'initial PHA') you want to port. They send a Request for Tenancy Approval packet to the receiving PHA in your destination. The receiving PHA can either 'absorb' the voucher (take over full administration and billing) or 'bill' the initial PHA (administer it but pass the cost back). If it absorbs, your subsidy gets recalculated under the receiving PHA's payment standards, which could be higher or lower than your old market.

Timing is where porting bites. It adds weeks or months to the clock while your voucher search period keeps ticking. Most vouchers come with a 60-day search period, extensions available. Move the porting paperwork fast if you want any runway left to find a unit.

Our moving and porting content lays out the paperwork sequence step by step. And if you're scanning for section 8 houses for rent in a new city, that's a solid place to start the unit search.

What HUD assistance exists for people experiencing homelessness?

HUD funds a large chunk of the country's homeless assistance system through the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, authorized under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Acts and codified at 42 U.S.C. § 11381 et seq ^[9]. CoC grants pay for transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing, and prevention services run by local nonprofits and government agencies.

In FY2022, HUD awarded about $3.16 billion in CoC grants across roughly 8,000 projects nationwide ^[9]. The money flows to local Continuum of Care coalitions in each geographic area, not to individuals directly.

If you're unhoused now or at imminent risk, the path to HUD-funded help runs through your local Coordinated Entry system. Coordinated Entry is a federally required process in each CoC that assesses needs and matches people to available resources. Find your CoC and its access point through HUD's CoC program map at hud.gov, or by calling 211.

HUD also runs HUD-VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing), a joint program with the VA that pairs HCV vouchers with VA case management for homeless veterans ^[10]. About 90,000 VASH vouchers were funded as of 2023. Eligible veterans apply through their local VA medical center, not the general PHA waitlist.

Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs), authorized under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, added 70,000 targeted vouchers for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or recently released from incarceration ^[11]. EHVs went to PHAs, who then teamed with Continuums of Care and domestic violence providers to find eligible households.

What tenant rights come with HUD housing assistance?

Federal law and HUD regulations hand voucher and public housing tenants a set of protections that don't exist in the unassisted market. Here's what you actually get.

Grievance rights. Public housing tenants have a formal grievance procedure under 24 CFR Part 966 ^[12]. If the PHA moves to end your tenancy or cut your assistance, you have the right to an informal hearing before the action takes effect. Voucher holders get similar informal hearing rights under 24 CFR 982.555 when the PHA terminates or reduces assistance.

Household continuity. The voucher belongs to the household, not one person. If the head of household leaves or dies, another adult member in good standing can apply to keep the voucher.

Fair housing protections. HUD enforces the Fair Housing Act, which bars discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status in any HUD-assisted housing ^[13]. Some states and cities add protected classes, including source of income, which means a landlord there can't refuse you just because you hold a voucher. Check your state's law; this varies a lot.

Reasonable accommodation. If you or a household member has a disability, you can request a reasonable accommodation from both the PHA and the landlord. That covers accessible units, exceptions to policies that clash with your disability-related needs, and transfers to better-suited units.

Lease termination protections. In project-based Section 8 housing, owners can only end a tenancy for good cause, and they must follow the notice requirements in their HUD contract. Voucher holders get whatever their state landlord-tenant law provides, plus the HAP contract terms.

Think a PHA or landlord violated your rights? File a complaint with HUD's Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity at hud.gov ^[13]. Our housing section 8 program article goes deeper on rights specific to voucher holders.

How is the current political environment affecting HUD housing programs?

Federal housing assistance has always ridden the annual appropriations fight, and funding levels shift a lot between administrations. The statutory frame (the Housing Act of 1937, as amended) holds steady, though. Changing the programs themselves takes an act of Congress, more than an executive branch decision.

Recent years brought debate over RAD (Rental Assistance Demonstration), which lets housing authorities convert public housing stock to Section 8 project-based vouchers and pull in private capital for repairs. HUD has approved over 175,000 RAD conversions since the program launched in 2012 ^[4]. Supporters say it saves affordable units; critics worry about private management accountability.

Budget pressure is real. Voucher renewal funding has sometimes fallen short of covering every issued voucher, forcing some PHAs to cut their voucher counts. In tight years, PHAs have even pulled back vouchers from households still in their search period. Our trump section 8 article tracks recent and proposed changes to the voucher program.

The safest play for a voucher holder in a shaky budget year is simple. Use the voucher fast once it's issued so time doesn't run out during the search. Stay in good standing with the PHA. Keep your income and household documents current. PHAs notify households before any subsidy change, and you always have hearing rights before termination.

Where do you find HUD-assisted housing listings and apply?

No single national database of available HUD-assisted units exists. The system is local by design. Here's where to look.

For vouchers (tenant-based): once you have the voucher in hand, you search the open private market. Any landlord can take part as long as the unit passes inspection and the rent is reasonable. Aggregator sites and landlord-matching tools narrow the hunt. VoucherReady's free search tools let voucher holders filter listings by bedroom count, payment standard range, and landlord-acceptance status.

For public housing: contact your local PHA directly. Each PHA runs its own public housing waitlist.

For project-based Section 8 or HUD-subsidized buildings: HUD's affordable apartment search at hud.gov lets you search by ZIP code for buildings with active PBRA contracts ^[1]. The National Housing Preservation Database (nhpd.preservationdatabase.org) also maps federally subsidized properties, though it's built more for advocates than apartment seekers.

For Section 202 (elderly) or Section 811 (disabled) housing: contact the property management companies for specific buildings, which run their own waitlists apart from the PHA. HUD's search tool covers these too.

To find a PHA near you or check whether a list is open, HUD's PHA locator at hud.gov is the authoritative source ^[1]. You can also check open section 8 waiting lists for a regularly updated tracker of which PHAs are accepting applications right now.

Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to get HUD housing assistance?

Wait times swing hard by location. Some rural PHAs run short lists and move you through in months. Large urban PHAs like New York City or Los Angeles have multi-year waits, sometimes seven to ten years for vouchers. Public housing waits can run longer in high-demand cities. Call your specific PHA and ask for their current estimated wait; HUD publishes no real-time national figure.

What is the income limit for HUD housing assistance?

Most HUD rental programs require income at or below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI) for your household size and location. HUD publishes updated income limit tables every spring at huduser.gov. The 30% AMI threshold marks 'extremely low income,' and at least 75% of new vouchers must go to households at or below that level. Limits vary a lot by metro area and family size.

Does HUD help with emergency housing or rent assistance?

HUD funds emergency housing through the Continuum of Care program (about $3.16 billion in FY2022 grants) and Emergency Housing Vouchers authorized by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These target people experiencing homelessness or fleeing domestic violence. Reach the CoC system through your local Coordinated Entry program or by calling 211. Emergency Rental Assistance programs are often state or local and separate from HUD's core programs.

Can a landlord refuse to rent to someone with a HUD voucher?

Federal fair housing law does not ban source-of-income discrimination, but about 20 states and many cities do. Where source-of-income protections exist, a landlord generally cannot refuse a qualified tenant just because they hold a Section 8 voucher. Even without such a law, a landlord cannot discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, sex, disability, or familial status, voucher or no voucher.

What is the difference between HUD and the housing authority?

HUD is the federal agency that writes rules, distributes funding, and provides oversight. The housing authority (Public Housing Agency or PHA) is the local entity that administers programs, keeps waitlists, issues vouchers, and inspects units. When you apply for Section 8 or public housing, you deal with the PHA. HUD sets what the PHA can and cannot do, but HUD never takes your application or pays your landlord.

Can you use a Section 8 voucher to buy a home?

Yes, in limited cases. HUD lets PHAs run a Homeownership Voucher program under 24 CFR 982.625. Eligible households must meet minimum income thresholds (except disabled or elderly households), must not have owned a home in the past three years, and must finish a homeownership counseling program. Not every PHA offers this, so ask yours directly. Take-up has stayed low historically, under 1% of voucher households.

What happens to your HUD assistance if your income goes up?

Your subsidy shrinks as income rises, but you keep it until income clears the program's exit threshold. For vouchers, the PHA recalculates your tenant payment at annual recertification. Earn enough that your 30% share covers the full rent, and the subsidy drops to zero and the HAP contract ends. You then rent unassisted. Nobody cuts you off mid-lease; changes hit at recertification unless income jumps past a PHA-set threshold that triggers an interim adjustment.

Are HUD housing programs the same as Section 8?

Section 8 is one part of HUD's portfolio, not the whole thing. HUD also runs public housing, Section 202 for elderly households, Section 811 for people with disabilities, the Continuum of Care homeless grants, HOME Investment Partnerships, Community Development Block Grants, and more. Section 8 specifically means the Housing Choice Voucher program and project-based rental assistance, both authorized under Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937.

Can you apply for HUD housing assistance online?

Many PHAs now take pre-applications online through their own portals when the waitlist is open. There is no single national HUD application portal. Each PHA sets its own method, which might be online, by mail, or in person. Use HUD's PHA locator at hud.gov to find your local PHA, then go straight to their website to check the current method and whether the list is open.

Does HUD housing assistance cover utilities?

It depends on the lease. If the landlord pays utilities, they fold into the gross rent calculation. If the tenant pays utilities separately, the PHA provides a 'utility allowance' added to the payment standard to help cover the cost. Utility allowances are set by the PHA based on typical costs for the unit size and fuel type in the local market, per 24 CFR 982.517. The PHA reviews them at least once a year.

How do HUD income limits get calculated?

HUD uses American Community Survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau as the base and adjusts for family size (a four-person household is the reference point) and geographic variation. Income limits get set at 30%, 50%, and 80% of Area Median Income for each county or metro area. HUD publishes updated tables every spring at huduser.gov. The 50% AMI figure is the eligibility ceiling for most voucher and public housing programs.

What is HUD-VASH and who qualifies?

HUD-VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) is a joint HUD and VA program that pairs Housing Choice Vouchers with VA case management for homeless veterans. About 90,000 VASH vouchers were funded as of 2023. Eligible veterans must be experiencing homelessness and enrolled in VA healthcare. Applications run through the local VA medical center, not the standard PHA waitlist. A veteran with a VASH voucher uses it like a regular HCV to rent a private unit.

Can you get HUD housing assistance with a criminal record?

It depends on the offense. Federal law mandates permanent denial for anyone convicted of manufacturing meth on federally assisted property and for lifetime-registered sex offenders. Past those bars, each PHA writes its own policy. Many weigh the nature of the offense, time elapsed since conviction, and evidence of rehabilitation. A prior eviction from federally assisted housing for drug-related activity can also disqualify you, though again, policies vary. Ask your PHA for its written screening criteria.

What is the Housing Quality Standards inspection and what does it check?

HUD requires every voucher unit to pass a Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspection before the lease begins and at least once a year after, per 24 CFR 982.401. Inspectors check 13 areas including plumbing, heating, electrical systems, structural safety, lead-based paint (for units built before 1978), smoke detectors, and overall sanitary conditions. A unit that fails on any critical item cannot get HAP payments until the deficiency is fixed and re-inspected.

Sources

1. HUD.gov, HUD official homepage and PHA locator: HUD is the federal agency overseeing roughly 3,300 local PHAs; PHA locator and affordable apartment search are available at hud.gov
2. HUD, 24 CFR Part 982 (Housing Choice Voucher Program regulations): Payment standard formula, 30% tenant payment requirement, utility allowances (982.517), portability rules (982.353), and HAP contract terms (982.308) are specified in 24 CFR Part 982
3. HUD FY2024 Congressional Budget Justification, Tenant-Based Rental Assistance: HUD's FY2024 budget request included approximately $32 billion for tenant-based rental assistance
4. HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, Picture of Subsidized Households: Approximately 2.3 million households use Housing Choice Vouchers; about 900,000 public housing units remain; roughly 1.2 million units carry project-based Section 8 contracts; over 175,000 RAD conversions approved since 2012
5. Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. § 1437f and § 1437n): Section 8 authorization; income targeting requirement of 75% of new admissions to extremely low-income households; statutory bars on meth manufacturers and lifetime sex offenders
6. HUD Office of Policy Development and Research, Small Area Fair Market Rents: Small Area FMRs set payment standards at the ZIP-code level in certain large metros; mandatory in specified metros and optional elsewhere as of 2023
7. HUD, 24 CFR 982.401 Housing Quality Standards: HQS covers 13 performance requirements; units must pass before lease execution and at least annually thereafter
8. HUD USER, FY2024 Income Limits Documentation System: HUD calculates income limits using American Community Survey data; national median family income in 2024 is $97,800; limits published annually each spring
9. HUD Office of Community Planning and Development, Continuum of Care Program: CoC program authorized under McKinney-Vento (42 U.S.C. 11381 et seq); approximately $3.16 billion in FY2022 CoC grants across roughly 8,000 projects
10. U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, HUD-VASH Program: HUD-VASH combines Housing Choice Vouchers with VA case management for homeless veterans; about 90,000 VASH vouchers funded as of 2023
11. HUD, Emergency Housing Vouchers program under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 authorized 70,000 Emergency Housing Vouchers for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, fleeing domestic violence, or recently released from incarceration
12. HUD, 24 CFR Part 966 (Public Housing Lease and Grievance Procedure): Public housing tenants have a formal grievance procedure; PHAs must provide informal hearing before terminating tenancy or reducing assistance
13. HUD Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity: HUD enforces the Fair Housing Act barring discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial status in HUD-assisted housing; complaints filed at this office