Section 8 is a common shorthand for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help very low-income families, older people and disabled people to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. The phrase refers to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937. Housing Choice Voucher Program is the more accurate and current term.
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