This Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is HUD's largest affordable housing program, serving more than 1.8 million families, and with a budget authority currently more than $13 billion annually. Housing Choice Vouchers are administered in all 50 states by more than 2600 Housing Authorities, non-profits, and governmental agencies.
The goal of this Handbook is to simplify Section 8 management, and save time for the busy Section 8 Administrator and Affordable Housing Professional. This Handbook's Comprehensive Index includes about 6300 entries, and over 120,000 references, organizing access to the main sources of regulatory and management control of Section 8 HCV programs.