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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).
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== Housing Benefit (UK) ==
Housing Benefit is a means tested social security benefit in the UK that is intended to help meet housing costs for rented accommodation. It is the second biggest item in the Department for Work and Pensions' budget after the state pension, totalling £23.8 billion in 2013–14. [more: Wikipedia: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_Benefit Housing Benefit]]. <br/>
== India ==
BT Online. "[http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/infra/house-rent-government-vouchers-payment/story/247697.html Government might soon pay your house rent through vouchers in 100 Indian cities]." March 9th, 2017. http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/infra/house-rent-government-vouchers-payment/story/247697.html.<br/>
== Proposed programs ==
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== References ==
*BT Online. "[http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/infra/house-rent-government-vouchers-payment/story/247697.html Government might soon pay your house rent through vouchers in 100 Indian cities.]" March 9th, 2017. http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/infra/house-rent-government-vouchers-payment/story/247697.html.<br/>
*Hertz, Daniel. [http://cityobservatory.org/make-housing-vouchers-an-entitlement-we-can-afford-it/ "Make housing vouchers an entitlement—we can afford it."] City Observatory, 2016-01-05. [http://cityobservatory.org/make-housing-vouchers-an-entitlement-we-can-afford-it/ http://cityobservatory.org/make-housing-vouchers-an-entitlement-we-can-afford-it/]<br/>
*Hertz, Daniel. [http://cityobservatory.org/low-income-housing-tax/ "Why not make housing assistance to the low-income as easy as assistance to the high-income?"] City Observatory, 2016-01-21. [http://cityobservatory.org/low-income-housing-tax/. http://cityobservatory.org/low-income-housing-tax/. ]<br/>
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