Public housing is subject to the section 214 citizenship restrictions and to prorated assistance for mixed families

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The public housing program is a covered program under section 214 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980, so a PHA may not provide assistance to a person who is neither a United States citizen nor in an eligible immigration status. The family must submit the required evidence of citizenship or eligible immigration status as a condition of admission and of continued assistance, and the PHA must verify claimed eligible immigration status through the required verification process before delaying, denying, reducing or terminating assistance. A family in which at least one member is eligible and at least one is not is a mixed family, and assistance to a mixed family must be prorated rather than denied outright. The PHA's written admission policies must include documentation and verification of citizenship and eligible immigration status under 24 CFR part 5.

Confidence

medium

Effective from

1996-02-09

Consequence model

agency finding with cure

Last reviewed

2026-08-30