United States Housing Acts
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The United States Housing Acts are a series of federal laws that established and expanded public housing and urban redevelopment programs to improve housing conditions for low-income Americans.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
series of federal statutes
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| administeredBy |
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
→
local public housing authorities → |
| aimsTo |
improve housing conditions for low-income Americans
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| appliesTo |
United States
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| country |
United States
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| field |
housing policy
→
social policy → urban planning → welfare policy → |
| hasPart |
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act of 1990
→
Housing Act of 1949 → Housing Act of 1954 → Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 → Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 → Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 → Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 → United States Housing Act of 1937 → |
| influencedBy |
Great Depression housing conditions
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post–World War II urbanization → |
| legalForm |
federal law
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| mainSubject |
low-income housing
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public housing → urban redevelopment → |
| objective |
eliminate substandard housing
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expand affordable housing supply → promote decent, safe, and sanitary housing → reduce residential overcrowding → support urban redevelopment → |
| policyTool |
federal grants to local authorities
→
federal loan guarantees → subsidized rents → tax incentives for housing development → |
| provides |
community development grants
→
mortgage insurance support → public housing units → rental assistance → urban renewal funding → |
| regulates |
eligibility standards for public housing
→
federal funding mechanisms for housing assistance → federal-local relationships in public housing programs → |
| relatedTo |
Section 8 housing program
→
federal urban renewal programs → public housing authorities in the United States → |
| targetGroup |
elderly households
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low-income households → people with disabilities → very low-income households → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Public Housing Administration
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legalBasis |