What is a key benefit of the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program?

The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program is designed to promote economic independence among families participating in the Housing Choice Voucher program. A key benefit of this program is the opportunity it provides for participants to increase their family income and work towards greater self-sufficiency.

Through the FSS program, families create individual plans that set long-term personal goals, which often include securing stable employment, improving financial literacy, and increasing their income. Participants can receive support and resources to help them achieve these goals, while also having access to escrow accounts that accumulate funds as their income rises, encouraging them to work and save.

This focus on increasing family income and independence aligns with the overarching goals of the program, which are to reduce dependency on public assistance and empower families to achieve sustainable economic stability. Other options, while they may play a role in the overall objectives of housing support programs, do not encapsulate the primary aim of the FSS program as effectively as the opportunity for economic advancement and independence does.