A type of federally-supported subsidized housing administered by local public housing authorities where tenants pay 30% of their incomes in rent. Units may or may not be designated elder apartments. Contact the local public housing authority for details.
Housing provided by the government for low income persons• Public Housing• Social Security
Subsidized housing, Commonly referred to as “projects.” Instead of building more housing projects, subsidized housing is taking a turn towards providing vouchers for families to rent from private owners. The amount of rent that the family pays is still based on income, and the remainder of the rent (up to a reasonable amount) is paid by HUD. The lowest rent is $25 per month.
a housing development that is publicly funded and administered for low-income families
Housing developed predominantly by the Ontario Housing Corporation (OHC) in the 1960s after CMHC's mandate broadened to housing for low-income families. Managed by Local Housing Authorities with local boards; OHC set policy and provided services (such as legal and technical support). Large, 100% RGI housing projects in urban centres. Downloaded from the Province to the Municipal Service Manager in 2001, these are now called Ontario's Local Housing Corporations (see non-profit housing).
Any state, county, municipality or other government entity or public body (or its agency or instrumentality) that is authorized to engage in or assist in the development or operation of low-income housing.
Housing assisted under the provisions of the U.S. Housing Act of 1937 or under a state or local program having the same general purposes as the federal program. Distinguished from privately financed housing, regardless of whether federal subsidies or mortgage insurance are features of such housing development.
Typically an independent living community that is federally-funded (HUD funded) or state funded, with asset limits and run by the housing authority in a city or town.
Accommodation offered by the government to low income people for nominal rents.
Apartments and Housing Units administered and operated by local Public Housing Authorities for low-income, handicapped & disabled, and Senior citizens.
Federally funded low rent housing program through HUD that provides low income housing in family and elderly multi-family housing buildings.
Housing owned and operated by a local public housing authority, such as the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority (FCRHA), under the federal low rent public housing program administered by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. It is occupied predominately by low income households and rents are limited to 30% of adjusted household income. Federal funds are provided for construction/acquisition of public housing units and for capital improvements and major repairs. In Fairfax County, the public housing program includes apartment or townhouse complexes wholly owned by the FCRHA as well as scattered townhouse units and condominiums in larger complexes.
Government-owned housing unites made available to low-income individuals and families at no cost or for nominal rental rates.
government-owned housing for those on low incomes at nominal or no cost
Public housing or project homes is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Although the common goal is to maintain affordable housing, the details of the arrangements differ between countries, and so does the terminology.