Section 8 Made Simple

Section 8 Made Simple

Section 8 Made Simple: Using the Housing Choice Voucher Program To Assist People with Disabilities

The Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. (TAC) announces the availability of Section 8 Made Simple: Using the Housing Choice Voucher Program To Assist People with Disabilities!

This 98-page publication, funded generously through the Melville Charitable Trust, is available by mail or on the Internet.

Section 8 Made Simple covers the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD's) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program in detail, including:

--Overview of the Section 8 Program
--How The Section 8 Program Is Administered
--Eligibility, Applications, and Waiting List Process
--Screening, Verification, and Appeals
--Determining The Total Tenant Payment And The Section 8 Rent Subsidy
--Getting A Section 8 Voucher And Obtaining Housing
--Keeping A Section 8 Voucher
--Reasonable Accommodation and Reasonable Modification
--Section 8 Project-Based Assistance
--Section 8 Homeownership Assistance

TAC can provide one printed copy of the publication to each individual/agency free of charge if you email info@tacinc.org with your address or call 617-742-5657. Additional copies can be made, with TAC's permission, as long as the original cover of the book is distributed with the text, indicating that it is a TAC product. Distribution of this product is covered by TAC's copyright protections and must include the original cover of the book and provide proper credit of authorship.

This publication will also be available on the Internet in mid-July. Interested agencies should log on to www.tacinc.org to download and print a copy of Section 8 Made Simple. Distribution of this product is covered by TAC's copyright protections and must include the original cover of the book and provide proper credit of authorship.

TAC is very pleased to provide this helpful tool for the disability community. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to answer questions or provide additional information on a case-by-case basis. Additional information may be available from your local Public Housing Agency (PHA), HUD local field office, or HUD's website at www.hud.gov.

---from the The Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.

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