Apartments Section 8 Waitlists Public Housing Waitlists Email Alerts FAQs News LOW INCOME HOUSING GUIDE FOR RENTERS SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHAT IS THE SECTION 8 PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE (PBRA) PROGRAM? Latest News: HUD News in Review - November 24, 2021 Build Back Better Act passes House with $150B for affordable housing - November 23, 2021 Open Section 8 Waiting List Report - November 22, 2021 What Is the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) Program? The Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA) program provides affordable apartment communities that are owned by private landlords with a rental subsidy that helps pay the rent for low income tenants. Called the Total Tenant Payment (TTP), program tenants pay either: 0% of their monthly income (gross income minus exclusions) 30% of their monthly adjusted income (gross income minus exclusions and deductions) A minimum rent of $25. The Project-Based Section 8 rental subsidy may be available for every unit in a property, or a select number of units in the apartment community. Do not confuse this program with the Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program. The PBV program is managed by a Public Housing Agency as an offshoot of its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Start the guide at Part 1: Who Qualifies for the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Program? or choose a topic from the list below. Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Guide Who Qualifies for the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Program? Basic Requirements Income Eligibility Restrictions and Preferences Common Disqualifiers How Do I Find a Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Apartment? How Do I Apply to a Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Apartment? Obtain the application. Complete the application. Submit the application. What Do I Do After Applying to a Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Apartment? Wait for your application to be processed. Confirm your waiting list status. Estimate your wait time. Stay in contact with the housing office. Move into offered unit. Continue Reading: Part 1: Who Qualifies for the Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance Program? » report this ad About About Us About Our Data Privacy Equal Housing Contact Us Manager Log In Read More Blog Advocacy Tools FY20 Budget Cut Estimator Housing Help FAQs Public Housing Authority Directory Low Income Apartments Open Section 8 Waiting Lists Open Public Housing Waiting Lists Guides Affordable Housing Glossary Low Income Housing Guide Section 8 Vouchers Guide Public Housing Guide LIHTC Guide Project-Based Section 8 Guide Housing and Natural Disasters Guide Source of Income Discrimination Laws Housing Scam Prevention Guide © 2002-2021 ApartmentSmart.com, Inc. Affordable Housing Online is not affiliated with any housing authority or apartment community, and does not manage any affordable housing programs. EN FR DE ES IT HR SV SR SL NL Privacy & Transparency We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page. Manage Settings Continue with Recommended Cookies Vendor List | Privacy Policy