HUD PIC and TRACS

The Tenant Rental Assistance Certification Systems (TRACS) dataset is an annual extract from Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) administrative system that manages financial controls over assisted housing programs. TRACS files contain information about a number of programs collectively referred to as privately-owned, subsidized housing. The TRACS file contain information all members of each household with a participant in a covered program. TRACS recipients generally include the low-income population, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. TRACS files includes the following information for the head of household and all other members of the household: Full Name, SSN, date of birth, sex, race, address, date the information was collected, date members of household moved to address, length of time at this address, relation to the head of household, annual income, date of certification, type of certification, contract rent, gross rent, total tenant payment, program type and effective date.

The Public and Indian Housing Information Center (PIC) dataset is an annual extract from HUD's administrative system that manages financial controls over Indian Housing, Housing Choice Voucher, and Public Housing programs. Indian Housing ensures that safe, decent and affordable housing is available to Native American families and creates economic opportunities for Tribes and Indian housing residents. Housing Choice Vouchers allow very low-income families to choose and lease or purchase safe, decent, and affordable privately-owned rental housing. Public housing provides decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. The PIC file contains information on all members of each household with a participant in a covered program.