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Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers Set-Aside for People with Disabilities
HUD Notice Provides Clarification on Housing for People with Disabilities - On February 1, 2005, HUD issued PIH Notice 2005-5 titled, New Freedom Initiative, Executive Order 13217: "Community-Based Alternatives for Individuals with Disabilities," and the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Read the notice in PDF or HTML.

Since 1997, Congress has been funding one or more Section 8 set-aside voucher programs for people with disabilities.  Because of various requirements imposed on these vouchers by law and by Congressional appropriations language, they must continue to be set aside for people with disabilities even when the vouchers turn-over and are re-issued. The Section 8 voucher set-asides for people with disabilities are provided through the following programs: