The Federal Government through the Office of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and
the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Housing Service (RHS), formerly called
the Farmers Home Administration, provides many forms of housing assistance including:
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Subsidized housing (e.g., public housing, reduced rent, cash towards utilities, etc.);
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loans for construction, improvement, or replacement of farm homes and other buildings;
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mortgage or investment insurance;
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guaranteed loans and mortgages.
This assistance may be provided directly by the Federal Government or through other
entities such as local housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, etc.