Immigration: Noncitizen Eligibility for Needs-Based Housing Programs

Siskin, Alison ; McCarty, Maggie

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Federal aid to housing;    Federal aid programs;    Low-income housing;    Budgets;    Housing;   

RP-ID  :  RL31753
RP-ID  :  RL31753_2012Jan23

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

The issue of noncitizen eligibility for federally funded programs, including needs-based housing programs, is a perennial issue in Congress. Noncitizen eligibility varies among the needs-based housing programs administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), such as Public Housing, Section 8 vouchers and project-based rental assistance, homeless assistance programs, housing for the elderly (§202) and the disabled (§811), the HOME program, and the Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) program. Two laws govern noncitizen eligibility for housing programs: Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Welfare Reform) and Section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, as amended. There has been congressional interest regarding the implementation of the eligibility requirements for housing programs. Specifically, questions have been raised as to the documentation requirements placed on both citizens and noncitizens in determiningeligibility for housing programs. The documentation requirements are dependent on (1) the housing program, (2) the citizenship status of the applicant, and (3) the age of the applicant.