Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989
Official title: To amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reserve housing certificates and vouchers for homeless families and displaced families affected by domestic violence.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development.
Family Housing Options Program Act of 1989 - Amends the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reserve at least five percent of section 8 housing assistance for families affected by domestic violence and for homeless families. Requires administration of such program through the local public housing agencies.
Permits assistance to be used in shared housing arrangements if the family receiving assistance so consents. States that rent contributions made by a family in such an arrangement shall not be considered income to the participating family for purposes of specified housing assistance eligibility.
Includes among State allocation factors the number of transitional and emergency shelters, domestic violence shelters, and the number of families served by such programs.
Requires: (1) each State to make an annual program report to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and (2) the Secretary to include a summary of such reports in the annual section 8 report.
- Introduced in House Formatted Text
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