Certain students enrolled in higher education are restricted from Section 8 assistance

s8.student.eligibility_restriction · v1.0.0

A student enrolled at an institution of higher education who is under 24, is not a veteran, is unmarried, has no dependent child, and is not otherwise independent, is ineligible for Section 8 assistance unless the student and the student's parents are individually income eligible.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2006-01-01

Last reviewed

2026-08-22