Section 8

Sound Solutions for Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis

As part of a series of editorials outlining the priorities President Obama should tackle in his second term, The New York Times looks at how the federal government could help support the increasing number of American's in need of housing assistance.

Dec 6, 2012 The New York Times

Section 8 Renters Encounter Resistance

Lancaster, California has experienced a surge of Section 8 renters, and they are facing discrimination from residents and city officials, Jennifer Medina reports for The New York Times.

Aug 11, 2011 The New York Times

Section 8 Hits the Suburbs

The federal rental assistance vouchers known as Section 8 are increasingly putting low-income families into empty homes in the suburbs.

Jun 27, 2011 The Washington Post

McMansions Go Section 8

The bust of the housing market has put a fleet of atypically nice homes into the Section 8 subsidized housing pool.

Aug 3, 2010 The Wall Street Joural

Bringing Energy Efficiency to Section 8 Housing

Seven very low-income housing complexes in New Mexico have been renovated to be more energy efficient. The work was made possible by a nonprofit partnership that works in part to put money back in low-income residents' pockets.

Sep 24, 2008 Albuquerque Journal