Will government fraud disqualify you from Section 8 housing assistance?

Every Housing Authority has its own rules regarding eligibility of applicants in relation to felonies, including fraud, and including government assistance fraud. Under federal guidelines you are not eligible for any type of housing assistance if you were convicted of any fraud in relation to the public housing or section 8 programs. Furthermore, if the fraud is of less than five years but it's a felony, you may also be denied, depending on the Housing Authority's guidelines.