The Housing Choice Voucher Program: Providing Local Relief to Maine with Federal Low-Income Housing Reform

TOPIC: Subsidized HousingSTATE: MaineTYPE: Research Report DATE: May 2008AUTHOR: Maine Center for Economic Policy DESCRIPTION: This report details the results of a survey of 100% of Maine’s Section 8 voucher administrators, provides an overview of the Section 8 program in the state, and makes policy recommendations for improving the program and its impact on low-income Mainers. It focuses significantly on the Section Eight Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA).