Section 8 Housing Boston

With a section 8 voucher individuals and families with low incomes can rent their next home.

Section 8 housing boston. There are several factors that determine if someone is eligible for section 8 leased housing rental assistance. The housing choice voucher program commonly known as section 8 is the federal government s major program for assisting very low income families elders and people with disabilities to afford decent safe and sanitary housing in the private market. For section 8 leased housing how rent is set payment standards payment standard by bedroom size effective 1 1 2020 please find the payment standard charts for each bedroom size listed bleow.

Every year bha is required to ask tenants in section 8 leased housing programs to submit income verification and update household information also called family composition. You can find out which section 8 leased housing programs and communities you may qualify for by using the housing communities search tool. Boston housing authority bha offers three leased housing programs.

Under a contract with the massachusetts department of housing and community development metro housing boston is the largest regional provider of housing choice vouchers in the state. In most cases section 8 leased housing residents pay 30 to 40 of their total income toward rent. Boston ma income restricted apartments for rent.

You can search current apartment listings accepting section 8 voucher holders here. Tenants must provide this information to remain in the program.