Section 8

Section 8 is a rental assistance subsidy. The subsidy may be paid either directly to the owners as a project-based rental assistance subsidy or to the program participant/tenant as a tenant-based rental assistance subsidy. Projects funded under Sections 202 (“old 202”), 236, 221(d)(3), and 515 may have some or all units which receive Section 8. Under the Section 202/8 program (1974 – 1990), Section 8 is a project-based subsidy guaranteed for 100 percent of the Section 202 units. It was included in initial project development as a Housing
Assistance Payments (HAP) contract.

At some Pathway communities, Section 8 certificates are accepted. However, the resident is responsible for securing his or her Section 8 approval and recertification from the Illinois Housing Development Authority.