The Section 8 Program

question 16

Multiple Choice

The Section 8 Program

• A) was established during the New Deal era.
• B) provides rent subsidies to low-income tenants.
• C) transfers federal resources to local government in order to build public housing.
• D) has decreased the stock of low-cost rental housing.

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