section-8

Data on the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program in New York City (2000-2015)

Check out our series on Section 8 with WNYC reporter Cindy Rodriguez and freelance reporter Lisa Riordan Seville.

Files

• 2000master.csv and 2000master.geojson (with census tract geographies) combines the 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) data for Housing Choice Voucher households by 2000 census tract IDs. Neighborhood Tabulation Area codes and names are also included for each census tract.
• 2010master.csv and 2010master.geojson (with census tract geographies) combines the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) data for Housing Choice Voucher households by 2010 census tract IDs. Neighborhood Tabulation Area codes and names are also included for each census tract.

NYC Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) vouchers

• UMC History By Zip and Category.xlsx - HPD's Section 8 voucher units by zip code and by type of voucher for each month from January 2003 through May 2016. 'Regular' vouchers are traditional, mobile vouchers that move with a tenant. These are the 'Housing Choice Vouchers' we focused on in our analysis. 'Project Based Vouchers (PBV)' are connected to an affordable housing unit. 'Enhanced' vouchers are for households in buildings leaving an affordable housing program.

New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) vouchers

• Year End data for number of NYCHA Housing Choice Voucher households in 2000, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2015
• Long Term Suspensions & Transfers 04.21 v3.xlsx has a list of census tracts that NYCHA Section 8 households moved from, and a list of census tracts they moved to after their units failed inspection in 2015. Of the 494 NYCHA Section 8 households who had to move because their apartments failed inspection in 2015, these 160 households successfully transferred to a new apartment.
• Long Term Suspension Move Outs 04 21 FINAL.xlsx is a list of census tracts/zip codes, one for each NYCHA Section 8 household who couldn’t find a new place to accept their voucher after their apartment in the census tract failed inspection in 2015 and they were required to move.