HUD Proposes Restructuring Section 8 Vouchers

March 22, 2004 HUD Proposes Restructuring Section 8 Vouchers A new plan announced on February 19, 2004, proposes reforms to the Section-8 housing voucher program of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The voucher program subsidizes the rent of eligible families. Over the past 25 years, the Section 8 tenant-based program (now known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program) has helped millions of low-income families afford decent-quality rental housing. Under the program, participating families locate modest-cost rental units of their choice in the private market. Participants typically pay 30% of their . . .