Number: RL34591
Title: Overview of Federal Housing Assistance Programs and Policy
Authors: Maggie McDarty, Libby Perl, and Bruce Foote, Domestic Social Policy Division; Meredith Peterson, Knowledge Research Group 
Abstract: This report provides an overview of the history and evolution of federal housing assistance programs and policy, information about the main programs, and a discussion of recent issues and trends. It is an expanded version of the Federal Housing Assistance section originally prepared for the 2008 edition of the Committee on Ways and Means publication, "Background Material and Data on the Programs within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means" (informally known as the Green Book).
Pages: 38
Date: July 22, 2008