# § 1437bbb. Purpose
The purpose of this subchapter is to demonstrate the effectiveness of authorizing local governments and municipalities, in coordination with the public housing agencies for such jurisdictions—
**(1)** to receive and combine program allocations of covered housing assistance; and
**(2)** to design creative approaches for providing and administering Federal housing assistance based on the particular needs of the jurisdictions that—
**(A)** provide incentives to low-income families with children whose head of the household is employed, seeking employment, or preparing for employment by participating in a job training or educational program, or any program that otherwise assists individuals in obtaining employment and attaining economic self-sufficiency;
**(B)** reduce costs of Federal housing assistance and achieve greater cost-effectiveness in Federal housing assistance expenditures;
**(C)** increase the stock of affordable housing and housing choices for low-income families;
**(D)** increase homeownership among low-income families;
**(E)** reduce geographic concentration of assisted families;
**(F)** reduce homelessness through providing permanent housing solutions;
**(G)** improve program management; and
**1** achieve such other purposes with respect to low-income families, as determined by the participating local governments and municipalities in coordination with the public housing agencies; [^1]
So in original. The semicolon probably should be a period.
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**Source Credit**: (Sept. 1, 1937, ch. 896, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 105–276, title V, § 561, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2616.)
## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
### Effective Date
> “This title [enacting this subchapter] shall take effect on the date of the enactment of the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998 [
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