Learning More About HUD-Assisted Tenants Through Data Linkage

Shawn Bucholtz
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Emily Molfino
U.S. Census Bureau

Quentin Brummet
NORC at the University of Chicago

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers several rental assistance programs that help low-income households afford their rental units, aiding demographics such as seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans. These programs include the Public Housing (PH), Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) programs. Altogether, HUD’s rental assistance programs provide housing for over 4.6 million households or about 10.5 percent of U.S. renter households.