SLWK 422 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Language Barrier, Misdemeanor
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First national housing policy in the us. Section 8: housing voucher program that pays a portion of the rent and utility costs for low income individuals living in privately owned apartments. Voucher follows the person (not the apartment) so a person may move freely to another building that accepts section 8. Amount of benefit depends on expenses and income. There is also a section 8 program that helps the recipient buy a home. Gave federal block grants to state and local governments for several programs, including: Home: finances local housing programs to increase home ownership for low and very low income families. Homeownership and opportunity for people everywhere (hope) has several parts, among them: Finances sale of public housing units to residents. Combines housing assistance and social services for elderly and people with disabilities. Many housing programs are designed to help people with low incomes pay for their rent and living expenses in an apartment setting.
