PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

2001 Budget Program. The basis for the majority of the Housing Payments outlays is the Housing Certificate Fund, Public Housing Capital Fund and Other Assisted Housing.

Program Components. Liquidating funds for the six subsidized housing programs listed below are provided through permanent indefinite appropriations.

1. Housing Assistance Payments as authorized by Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (including Contract Renewals).

2. Home Ownership Assistance as authorized by Section 235 of the National Housing Act, as amended.

3. Rental Housing Assistance as authorized by Section 236 of the National Housing Act, as amended.

4. Rent Supplement as authorized by Section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, as amended.

5. Public Housing as authorized by the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended.

6. College Housing Grants as authorized by the Housing Act of 1950, as amended.

Units Eligible for Payment. A distribution, by program, of the estimated units eligible for payment follows:

Outlays. A distribution, by program, of Subsidized Housing program outlays follows:

Note: An advance payment of $680 million was made for Section 8 tenant-based assistance in fiscal year 1998. This caused a shift in outlays that would have normally occurred in fiscal years 1999 to 1998.