Section 8 Massachusetts

The massachusetts section 8 housing choice voucher program is a housing rental assistance program that helps low income families access affordable safe and sanitary housing the program is funded by the u s.

Section 8 massachusetts. There are 135 housing authorities in massachusetts which offer the section 8 housing choice voucher program. Section 8 eligibility in massachusetts. Section 8 administrative plan dhcd is pleased to release this updated version of its housing choice voucher administrative plan effective march 16 2020.

The section 8 housing choice voucher program is a federal government program for assisting very low income families the elderly and the disabled to afford decent safe and sanitary housing in the private market. Property rental listings directly to public housing authority maximize rental listing exposure. Department of housing and urban development hud and is administered locally by the massachusetts public housing authority pha which has offices across the state.

Section 8 centralized waiting list massachusetts. Eligibility for section 8 is based on your family s total household income. When an applicant for an apartment says i have section 8 they may mean either this federal program the massachusetts rental voucher program mrvp or the veterans affairs supportive housing vash program.

For more on the section 8 housing choice voucher program visit the housing choice voucher section of our low income housing renter s guide. The updated version is designed to be more user friendly and streamlined and provides clarity and updates on policies. Massachusetts s section 8 housing voucher program provides approved low income families with rental vouchers which are used to pay their monthly rent as long as the rental unit they choose is a section 8 approved housing option.

Section 8 housing choice voucher program hcvp mass gov. The hud funded public housing agencies that serve franklin county are the franklin county regional housing and redevelopment authority massachusetts department of housing and community development and massachusetts section 8 housing choice voucher centralized waiting list. A landlord s guide to section 8 in massachusetts section 8 which includes the housing choice voucher program is a federal rent subsidy that can be given to renters or apartments.