Data Sources:

• Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority (Section 8 vouchers, February 2010 and conventional public housing, April 2010)
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Multifamily Assistance and Section 8 Contracts Database

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Definitions:

• Public subsidized housing: Public housing units owned and managed by the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Private subsidized housing: Privately owned rental housing with project-based Section 8 rental assistance
• Conventional public housing: Housing units owned and managed by Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Section 8 vouchers: Rent vouchers that can be used by income-eligible households to rent housing in the private market

Explanations and Caveats:

• Public and private subsidized rental units include both family and senior units.
• In an effort to create mixed-income communities, CMHA has designated 50% of new admissions to public housing for households with incomes over 30% of median. CMHA’s goal for the use of Section 8 vouchers is to serve the poorest households. As a result, 100% of new voucher recipients are households at or below 30% of median or persons who are homeless or have special needs.
• There is some overlap/duplication of households on CMHA’s Section 8 and public housing waiting lists.