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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, state housing agencies, and participating properties

HUD Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Section 811 subsidizes integrated rental housing for very-low- and extremely-low-income adults with disabilities and connects residents with access to voluntary community-based supportive services.

Very-low- or extremely-low-income adult with a disabilityEligible household referred to or applying for an available Section 811 unit

Entitlement facts

Benefit type: Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks: A deeply subsidized apartment in an eligible Section 811 property or Project Rental Assistance unit, usually with rent based on adjusted household income, plus access or referrals to voluntary supports such as case management, daily-living assistance, transportation, and health or community services where available.
Who qualifies: Very-low- or extremely-low-income adult with a disability; Eligible household referred to or applying for an available Section 811 unit
Requirements: The household must meet the income limit and include an adult who meets the applicable disability definition. Traditional capital-advance units generally serve very-low-income households with an adult with a disability; Project Rental Assistance units generally serve extremely-low-income households with a qualifying adult commonly between ages 18 and 62 and may use a state health, Medicaid, or service-system referral process. Property, state, occupancy, and documentation rules apply.
How to activate: Contact the state housing, Medicaid, disability, or human-services agency that administers Section 811 Project Rental Assistance, and search or contact participating supportive-housing properties and the local HUD Multifamily office. Complete the property's or referral partner's application, release, income, household, disability, and service-eligibility steps and monitor any waitlist.
Cost basis: Discounted access. The user pays a reduced price rather than receiving the core benefit at no charge.
Cost and fees: The subsidy reduces rent but does not necessarily make housing free; residents usually pay an income-based share and may owe deposits, utilities, damages, and noncovered services. Units and referrals are limited, waitlists can be long, eligibility is periodically recertified, supportive services are voluntary and separately funded, and the benefit is tied to an available participating unit.
Geography: US, States and properties operating Section 811 housing or Project Rental Assistance
Personalization: Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.

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Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

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MACHINE RECORD

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HUD Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

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