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An '''income-based housing benefit'''  is a government program which provides some type of financial or tax support for housing use to individuals who qualify on the basis of low income.  By contrast, other major housing programs in the United States provide benefits to homeowners, typically regardless of income (e.g. [[Home_mortgage_interest_deduction|home mortgage interest deduction]]), or help fund development of housing (e.g. [[Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit|Low-Income_Housing_Tax_Credit]], or help fund housing-related service providers (e.g. homelessness programs). 
 
''(note: this term was coined by YIMBYwiki, for apparent lack of a suitable existing one. It describes a category which is best-known in the United States in the formexample of  [[#Housing_Choice_Voucher_Program|Housing Choice Vouchers]]''
 
 
 
''but actually the category it defines is a big, big deal, as it describes the major new direction that many people believe US housing policy needs to shift, ). ''
 
 
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