Major Housing Programs at a Glance

Public Housing

Federal Public Housing

• Family public housing
• Public housing for seniors and people with disabilities

State Public Housing

• Family public housing (Chapter 200)
• Family public housing (Chapter 705 Scattered Site)
• Public housing for seniors and people with disabilities (Chapter 667)
• Special needs housing (Chapters 689 and 176)

Vouchers

Federal Voucher Programs (tenant-based)

• Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
• HOME Tenant-Based Rental Assistance

State Voucher Programs (tenant-based)

• Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program
• Alternative Housing Voucher Program

Special Federal Section 8 Voucher Programs

• Section 8 Mainstream Program for People with Disabilities
• Section 8 Family Unification Program
• Section 8 Family Self-Sufficiency Program (FSS)
• Section 8 Welfare-to-Work (Job-Link) Program
• Section 8 Homeownership Option
• Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Program (PBV)
• Section 8 Veterans Affairs Supported Housing Program (VASH)
• Section 8 for Victims of Domestic Violence
• Section 8 Housing Options Programs (HOP)
• Enhanced Vouchers
  

Multifamily Housing Programs

Federal Multifamily Subsidized Programs

• Section 221(d) Family Housing
• Section 236 Family Housing
• Rent Supplement
• Section 236 Rental Assistance Program (RAP)
• Section 8 Project-Based Assistance
  (New Construction, Substantial Rehabilitation, State Set-Aside, Loan-Management Set-Aside, Property Disposition Programs)
• Section 202 Supportive Housing for Seniors
• Section 811 Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities
• Section 515 Rural Housing Services (RHS)
  
• Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program
• HOME Program (Other Than Tenant-Based Rental Assistance)

State Multifamily Subsidized Programs

• MassHousing Section 13A Interest Subsidies
• Project-Based Mass. Rental Voucher Program (Project-Based MRVP)

Tax-Related Housing Programs

• Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit
• State Low Income Housing Tax Credit

Special Housing Programs

Federal Housing Programs for People Who Are Homeless

• Shelter Plus Care
  
• Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
• Section 8 Moderate Rehab for Single Room Occupancy
• Supportive Transitional Housing
• Supportive Permanent Housing

State Housing Programs for People with Mental Disabilities

• Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency 3% Set-Aside
• Department of Mental Health (DMH) Rental Assistance Program
• Other Department of Mental Health Community Residential Programs
• Special needs housing (Chapters 689 and 176)