Federal housing, also called Section 8 or subsidized housing,refers to rental properties that are offered at an affordable costto those that qualify. Federal housing programs were put in placeby the United States federal government to ensure that citizens canobtain housing that is deemed affordable according to their income.Housing is considered affordable when the price of the propertydoes not cost a family over 30% of their total income, even whenconsidering the cost of utilities and taxes when applicable.Families that struggle to pay their bills and cannot seem tofind housing that coincides with their budget may qualify forfederal housing. Federal housing, or section 8 housing, is aprogram that ensures that a family will only spend 30% of theirincome on rent. If their rent is higher tha