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PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS›Subpart E—Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens

§ 5.506 General provisions.

24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-07-29 · United States

(a) Restrictions on assistance. Financial assistance under a Section 214 covered program is restricted to:

(1) Citizens; or

(2) Noncitizens who have eligible immigration status under one of the categories set forth in Section 214 (see 42 U.S.C. 1436a(a)).

(b) Family eligibility for assistance. (1) A family shall not be eligible for assistance unless every member of the family residing in the unit is determined to have eligible status, as described in paragraph (a) of this section, or unless the family meets the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(2) of this section.

(2) Despite the ineligibility of one or more family members, a mixed family may be eligible for one of the three types of assistance provided in §§ 5.516 and 5.518. A family without any eligible members and receiving assistance on June 19, 1995 may be eligible for temporary deferral of termination of assistance as provided in §§ 5.516 and 5.518.

(c) Preferences. Citizens of the Republic of Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau who are eligible for assistance under paragraph (a)(2) of this section are entitled to receive local preferences for housing assistance, except that, within Guam, such citizens who have such local preference will not be entitled to housing assistance in preference to any United States citizen or national resident therein who is otherwise eligible for such assistance.

[61 FR 5202, Feb. 9, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 65273, Oct. 23, 2002]

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▸ Contents — 24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text)
24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitions of income, annual/adjusted income, rent; HOTMA-era text)
  1. 24 C.F.R. Part 5 — General HUD Program Requirements (definitio…
  2. ▸ PART 5—GENERAL HUD PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS; WAIVERS
    Overview
    1. Subpart A—Generally Applicable Definitions and Requirements; W…
    2. Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing
    3. Subpart B—Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbe…
    4. Disclosure and Verification of Social Security Numbers and Emp…
    5. Procedures for Obtaining Income Information About Applicants a…
    6. Subpart C—Pet Ownership for the Elderly or Persons With Disabi…
    7. General Requirements
    8. Pet Ownership Requirements for Housing Programs
    9. Pet Ownership Requirements for Public Housing Programs
    10. Subpart D—Definitions for Section 8 and Public Housing Assista…
    11. ▸ Subpart E—Restrictions on Assistance to Noncitizens
      Overview
      1. § 5.500 Applicability.
      2. § 5.502 Requirements concerning documents.
      3. § 5.504 Definitions.
      4. § 5.506 General provisions.
      5. § 5.508 Submission of evidence of citizenship or eligible immi…
      6. § 5.510 Documents of eligible immigration status.
      7. § 5.512 Verification of eligible immigration status.
      8. § 5.514 Delay, denial, reduction or termination of assistance.
      9. § 5.516 Availability of preservation assistance to mixed famil…
      10. § 5.518 Types of preservation assistance available to mixed fa…
      11. § 5.520 Proration of assistance.
      12. § 5.522 Prohibition of assistance to noncitizen students.
      13. § 5.524 Compliance with nondiscrimination requirements.
      14. § 5.526 Protection from liability for responsible entities and…
      15. § 5.528 Liability of ineligible tenants for reimbursement of b…
    12. Subpart F—Section 8 and Public Housing, and Other HUD Assisted…
    13. Family Income
    14. Family Payment
    15. Section 8 Project-Based Assistance: Occupancy Requirements
    16. Subpart G—Physical Inspection of Real Estate
    17. Subpart H—Uniform Financial Reporting Standards
    18. Subpart I—Preventing Crime in Federally Assisted Housing—Denyi…
    19. General
    20. Denying Admissions
    21. Terminating Tenancy
    22. Subpart J—Access to Criminal Records and Information
    23. Subpart K—Application, Registration, and Submission Requirements
    24. Subpart L—Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence, Dating …
    25. Subpart M—Core Based Statistical Areas

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