The assisted unit must be the family's only residence, and no tenant may benefit from more than one of the named HUD subsidies at the same time

s8.income_eligibility.sole_residence_and_prohibition_on_double_subsidy · v1.0.0

Assisted tenants must have only one residence and receive assistance only in that unit. A family is eligible for assistance only if the unit will be the family's only residence, and the owner must not provide assistance to applicants who will maintain a residence in addition to the HUD-assisted unit. Under no circumstances may any tenant benefit from more than one of: Rent Supplement, RAP, Section 202 PAC, Section 202 PRAC or Section 811 PRAC, project-based Section 8 housing assistance including Section 202/8, or any Public and Indian Housing rental assistance programme. Tenants must not receive assistance for two units at the same time, and must not benefit from Housing Choice Voucher assistance in a unit already assisted through project-based Section 8, Rent Supplement, RAP, Section 202 PAC, Section 202 PRAC or Section 811 PRAC. The prohibition does not prevent a currently assisted person from applying for an assisted unit at another property; the assisted tenancy in the unit being vacated must end the day before the subsidy begins in the new unit.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2013-08-07

Last reviewed

2026-09-01