Section 8 Vouchers

The attached​ ​DHCD ​material gives the details of Housing Choice Voucher changes. ​ ​Attachments are:  1) sequestration powerpoint; 2) utility allowance powerpoint, 3) Changes in Section 8 Admin Plan, 4) DHCD's approved Moving To Work plan.  

A link to HUD's website, which includes current and historical information about Fair Market Rents (FMR).

Eighty-one (81) Massachusetts housing authorities utilize this one computerized list; all applicant information entered onto this list can be accessed and updated by any and all participating housing authorities. The site also includes information about how to apply to the Centralized…

Massachusetts PHA Dissemination of Criminal Offender Records Information to Owners in the Section 8 Voucher Program"This advisory letter is to remind public housing agencies (PHAs) in Massachusetts that HUD regulations prohibit PHAs from disclosing household criminal records information to…

Information on the earned income disregard, or rent freeze, in public housing and Section 8 programs.

Essential guidance from HUD to PHAs about administering all aspects of the Section 8 voucher program. This site provides information about how to view, download or order this book.

Essential HUD Notice to PHAs about how to use incomes to calculate rents in public housing and Section 8 voucher programs.

These materials were prepared by HUD for resident leaders who participated in HUD sponsored training programs in the summer of 2000. The materials are an excellent summary of changes to existing federal law since 1998.

In 1997, the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute issued a wake-up call to housing authorities across the state with a video documenting a long line of people — women and men, most with children; people with disabilities; people in wheelchairs; young and old — all waiting to apply for a Section 8…