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Rental Housing: Use of Smaller Market Areas to Set Rent Subsidy Levels Has Drawbacks

RCED-94-112 Published: Jun 24, 1994. Publicly Released: Jun 24, 1994.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) section 8 housing subsidies, focusing on the effects of basing rental subsidy payments on smaller market areas.

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Cost analysisData collectionEconomic analysisFair market valueFederal aid for housingHousing programsPublic housingRent subsidiesRental housingRental rates