American Economic Association

  • Building Better Housing Vouchers Without Breaking the Bank

    Building Better Housing Vouchers Without Breaking the Bank

    The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is designed to help low-income families, as well as the elderly and disabled, cover the cost of “decent, safe, and sanitary housing.” Participants pay a fraction of their net household income for rent, with a…