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Special needs households include persons who are elderly, physically disabled, at risk of being or are homeless, and/or have extremely low incomes. These special needs populations may include more specifically defined subgroups such as youth aging out of foster care, survivors of domestic violence, persons with severe and persistent mental ...
Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities at rents they can afford. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single family houses to high rise apartments for the elderly.
Many people with special needs who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits as their sole source of income will likely qualify for Section 8 as well. In theory, Section 8 landlords must meet certain standards in order to rent their units to Section 8 tenants, but in reality whether a ...
The Section 811 Housing For Persons With Disabilities program offers supportive housing to renters with verifiable disabilities. Developments assisted by the Section 811 program have income-based rent, and supportive services to help tenants live independently.
Through the Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities program, HUD provides funding to develop and subsidize rental housing with the availability of supportive services for very low- and extremely low-income adults with disabilities.
Florida Housing’s Link Strategy enhances the ability of extremely low-income (ELI) households with special needs to access and retain affordable rental housing in their communities.
HUD’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program helps very low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities afford rental housing in the private market. About 1 in 3 households using Section 8 vouchers are headed by a non-elderly (under age 62) person with a disability.
