People who struggle to pay rent can find affordable housing through a variety of government programs, the biggest of which is called the Housing Choice Vouchers Program, often referred to as "Section ...

A fraction of rent-burdened households receive Section 8 vouchers — and they may not even be able to use them. By Samantha Latson As home values ballooned in the wake of the pandemic, the typical ...

Vikki Velasquez is a researcher and writer who has managed, coordinated, and directed various community and nonprofit organizations. She has conducted in-depth research on social and economic issues ...

After a four-year desperate search for a ticket out of an abusive household, Ella received one in the form a housing rental-voucher. She shed tears of relief — until she tried to find a landlord who ...

The Federal Trade Commission has won a $6 million judgment against the operators of a shuttered Southern California rental firm that preyed on low-income tenants seeking hard-to-find, ...

Last spring a woman called Brooklyn brokerage 3Location3 about a Clinton Hill studio for rent. When she asked if she could pay the $1,403 rent with her Section 8 voucher, the answer was unequivocal: ...

A national investigative nonprofit on Monday lodged discrimination complaints against more than 200 California landlords and their representatives — including major real estate brokerages — alleging ...

Federal Section 8 rental-subsidy vouchers are allocated by local housing authorities. Many of the vouchers allow tenants to “port” their voucher to different towns. In New Haven, voucher recipients ...