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This bill, known as the "Housing Accessibility and Voucher Expansion Now Act" (HAVEN Act), introduces several significant changes to federal housing assistance programs. The bill reduces the percentage of monthly adjusted income used to calculate rental payments from 30% to 20% across multiple housing assistance programs, potentially making housing more affordable for low-income families. It bans source of income discrimination in housing by amending the Fair Housing Act to protect individuals from being denied housing based on their income source, such as housing vouchers or other forms of rental assistance. The bill establishes a new housing navigation grant program to help public housing agencies assist families in finding suitable housing and support landlord engagement. Additionally, the legislation expands the Housing Choice Voucher program by allocating 500,000 incremental vouchers in 2026 and increasing that number to 1.5 million by 2029, with a goal of prioritizing households experiencing severe housing hardship like homelessness or overcrowding. Perhaps most significantly, the bill aims to create an entitlement to housing vouchers for eligible households (those earning up to 80% of area median income) within five years, effectively guaranteeing rental assistance to qualifying families. The bill also introduces technical changes like using small area fair market rents and improving the Section 8 Management Assessment Program to streamline housing assistance processes.

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