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About the Housing Choice Vouchers Program

What are Housing Choice Vouchers?

Housing choice vouchers allow very low-income families to choose and lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable privately-owned rental housing.

Program Overview

Housing choice voucher program fact sheet
Definition, eligibility, application, and rent subsidy information, in addition to a description of the tenant, landlord, housing authority, and HUD's roles.
Programs of the Voucher Choice Office
A list of all program vouchers and services.

Presentations and Publications

HUD Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program Issued
HQS Inspection Manual - This manual has been written to provide public housing agency (PHA) staff with additional information for implementing a Housing Quality Standards program under the Section 8 Existing Housing Program.

Organization Structure

[Graphic: Organization Chart - Office of Housing Voucher Program]

Office of Housing Voucher Program

Customer Service

If you have a Housing Choice Voucher complaint, please contact the PIH Customer Service Center through our toll-free number at (800) 955-2232 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time (EST) daily Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays. You may also send an email directly to the Public Housing's Customer Service email address: HUD-PIHRC@tngusa.net. Click here for PIH Information Resource Center.

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Indian Housing

ONAP ensures that safe, decent and affordable housing is available to Native American families and creates economic opportunities for Tribes and Indian housing residents.

Housing Choice Voucher

Housing Choice Vouchers allow very low-income families to choose and lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable privately-owned rental housing.

Public Housing

Providing decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.