Housing Assistance: An Inventory of Fiscal Year 2010 Programs, Tax Expenditures, and Other Activities
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Project-Based Rental Assistance (Section 8 Contracts)
| Administering Agency/Entity |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
| Short Description |
Provides renewals of Section 8 project-based housing assistance payments (HAP) contracts with owners of multifamily rental housing. The project-based rental assistance makes up the difference between what an extremely low-, low-, or very low-income household can afford and the approved rent for an adequate housing unit in a multifamily project. |
| Primary Purpose |
Assistance for rental property owners |
| Type of Housing Supported |
Rental Housing |
| Type of Assistance |
Direct payment |
| Fiscal Year 2010 Obligations |
$8,764,224,000 |
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