How To Apply For The Section 8 Housing Program Voucher
Under the Section 8 Program the government helps low-income families obtain decent, safe, and affordable housing accommodations by paying a big portion of the rent — 60-70%, it can even be stretched up to 100% in case you have very little or no household income — by allotting housing vouchers. These housing vouchers can be availed by applying for them through proper channels. The application forms can be either availed by personally visiting the application office or by requesting them to mail them to you. After filling the application you need to mail it back at the address specified on the application form. (Learn how to save time and bypass huge waiting lists in your state here)
The Section 8 Housing program waiting list is opened at particular intervals and whenever it is opened it is advertised in the local newspapers along with the phone numbers, hence it is better to keep an eye on such advertisements when you are planning to apply for a Section 8 Housing Program voucher.
Along with getting such information from your local newspapers, publications and from the concerned housing authority offices you can also keep yourself abreast with the latest developments in the near future by registering for all access to our free email updates along with other important and useful information for registered users only. When you register t we keep you informed of the latest developments such as when new applications are being accepted, from where you can obtain the Section 8 Housing Program application forms and where to submit those forms.
In fact once you register you will be able to submit many of the forms online in the near future. You can also obtain timely and vital information in the form of a complete Section 8 Housing package from our website.
Most of the families fail to obtain Section 8 Housing Vouchers simply because they don’t have the right information at the right time; they never come to know when new applications are being accepted and even if they submit the applications on time lots of information is missing resulting in rejection or delay. Learn the secrets to quickly get on Section 8 here.
Whenever you are visiting one of the authority offices in your area or whenever you are calling one of the numbers mentioned on the advertisement you need to keep ready the following details in order to qualifying for the Section 8 Program Housing Voucher (the documented proofs of these details must be submitted along with the application form):
· Social security cards of all the members of the household. The names on the cards must exactly match those present on the application form. In case you have lost your social security card you need to visit your local Social Security Administration office and file a request to get it reissued to you.
· The latest/current photo identification proofs such as driver’s licenses of all the family members that are over 18 and less than or equal to 62.
· The original birth certificates of all family members.
· To documents that prove the existence of your permanent resident such as a telephone bill or some form of utility bill. In case you are homeless or if you lost your home in a disaster then there will be some local disaster or rescue centre from where you can get a proof stating that you do not have a permanent residential address.
· Proofs of annual income coming from individual family members. In case you are employed you will need to get a wage verification certificate signed by your employer.
· Documents that provide information regarding your other sources of state welfare help such as social security, food stamps, pensions, market value of the property owned, child-support (at least details for the past one year) , etc., if any. If you are on the other hand providing child support then they will give you another form to mention that. Basically, if some kind of money or help comes to your family you have to mention it while applying for your Section 8 Housing Program Voucher.
· Names, dates of birth, addresses, telephone numbers of the head of the family and other family members.
· Information of disability in the family, if any.
You should apply at the public housing authority in the city or county where you actually plan to rent the house. You can apply for the Section 8 Housing Program both at public housing authorities as well as at regional non-profit housing agencies. The best way of course would be to apply through our website because we have got many forms freely listed. Submitting your application online eliminates the chances of your application getting lost or getting delayed.
After several weeks you will receive an acknowledgement and then later on an interview date will be fixed for proper assessment. Make sure that you have got all the necessary documents ready by the time you are called for the interview along with your family.
Hey i am transfer from mississippi to savannah georgia how long does the process takes with a family of 1adult 2boys 1girl
How is it that I applied almost 9 years ago, never heard anything, and now my application can’t be found?
I have 2 children I have a disability but I don’t receive any ssa benefits yet my case is pending. I was going back and forth from my grandmother’s house to an apartment I had in another county because of my ex harrasing me I have a restraining order against him in which they union county housing stated had to be within a year and it was where it states my address is inthe other county but my grandmas address is listed as well I applied for section 8 In the union county NJ using my grandmas address which is union county. I left my apartment and went to Stay in a shelter back and forth to my grandmother’s house. I received a letter stating funds were available when I went to the office I was told to bring all proof of this info in which I did they then told me they were removing me from preferences because the shelter was in another county and because the address on the dv papers are as well I explained the circumstances as to the harrasment when he starts to threaten me while at my grandmother’s she makes me and my children leave. I truly feel as if I was treated unfairly. I have proof of my disabilities and my pending ssdi winter is on its way my children are both in school here by my grandma’s. I don’t want to be put in a position where we have to leave again and either sleep outside or in a shelter. I need help please
I am undocumented however my child is a U.S. Citizen. Can I apply for section 8 with my child’s social security number since I don’t have one?
No. If your child is over 18, he/she can apply on their own.
I am a single young mother. i work for a school district so my income changes due to Christmas vacation and such. due to summer vacation I am not work and also have no where to live as of July 23. I was living off my saving and am wondering if section 8 can help my situation? Especially with my income changing due work schedule.
Also I’m in northwest houston tx
Im from concord ca which website can i go to apply for section 8
Need to apply in person.
I really need a section 8 or something I don’t mind staying in a shelter im 17 and I just want to finally leave I can’t wait until I’m 18… Living at home will kill me . I can’t mention whats going o because no one belives me I just want to leave a soon as possible. Please help me
iam trying to apply for section8 how do i go about trying to do so
Start by reading our articles and getting info about your local housing authority.
I am 62 living in a hud build not kept well. I have roches I ask to be spray and they say no 1 time a month its bs plus bed bug infest I dont have them but others do. I have tried for years to get a voucher so I could move to any apt. that would take voucher they are different then the hud ones I am hopeing some day to get one ! thank you. Medicare sent somone to help me clean every week so it isnt that my place is dirty and it is inspected also !
I have no job and no one wants to hire me. I will be
homeless soon. I currently live with my 80 year old mother but that
will change once she passes. No one has, or ever will lift a finger
to help me. I don’t know what to do. Mom has a section 8 voucher
but HPD reminds me constantly that once she’s gone so am I and they
seem really happy about that. What can I do?
i am presently on parole for a drug charge and was wondering if im ellegible to apply for section 8. i do have dependents and at this time is unemployed. do i have to wait until ive completed parole to be ellegible?
I think so. Not sure if any criminal history is allowed.
Inapplied in 2003 and updated in march 2004.On Easter 2004 i was pregnant and left my physically abusive husband and went to a domestic violence shelter. I stayed at 2 others and then went to a residential rehab in april 2005. I updated my case in 2005 as part of my treatment/case plan.My cps worker Javier Perez sent me the form by fax. I can verify all this through my workers at the welfare office in escondido and d/v counelors. I only found out last month that both rehab and shelter do not forward mail b/c the confidentiality and safety of the clients. Ivhad been dropped in 2005 and i need to know how to get my original date back. I have all receipts since 2005. BUT MY ORIGINAL FROM 2003 AND 2004 WAS LEFT A HOME I SHARED WITH HUSBAND AND NEVER RETREIVED.
I live in Bergen county NJ and I have been placed on the waiting list for Section 8. I have been told that they are so backed up that they are dealing with clients from the year 2002. Is there anything that I can do in order to be pushed up? Im living with my mom with my 1yr old son and she wants me out the house and I dont have any other place to go. Thanks
unemployed single mother with twins please help i’ll be very grateful
There is no Santa out here. Read my practical instructions and ask specific questions.
IM a single mother with twins a boy and a girl and live with my
63 year old mother in a one bedroom apartment and my kids sleeps
on the couch and i sleep on the floor right beside them and i losed my job on march 6 2009 and i only get unemployed and food
stamps i need a place that for my kids to call there home can ya
please help me i’ll be very grateful thanks toni
Again, I’m not a miracle worker….. Read my practical instructions and ask specific questions.
help,i need help ,iam in kansas city mo. , i was staying with a friend. they move out of town, now im in a old car, my mom and dad pass away’ i came to kansas becuz of a harrican we has in Houston Tx. need help.
People really need to use just a little bit of their mind. A specific question will help.
I would like to apply for Section 8. How do I go about findig the way to start my application process online.
Sorry that can’t be done at this point as far as I know.
can you help me with applying in tallahassee so i can be moved to tampa fla i have 3yrs son and work at family dollar
All I can offer is the resources on my website.
I will like to know how can I apply for section 8. I cannot affored my rent and I also have 2 children 1 boy 14 and 1 girl 11. Please help. I live in the Newyork area( Bronx)
Read my section 8 application tips.
I am disabled and live in a mobile home park own the trailer but need help with lot rent does this qualify for section 8
Depends on your income. Home ownership is not allowed but I don’t know what mobile homes are considered in terms of owned real estate.
i have r.a and its crippling i sometimes have a hard time i lose my strengh i have a 3yr old my house im renting now is in foreclose and have to move have no place to go,cant locate the landlord.im truley screwed
Follow the instructions on this page and you will be helped greatly.
I leave with my 2boys [16and14] my younger son and my self we have disability and right now I’m not working sent Sept of last year,I was a Teacher Assistance[Middle School]in Leesburg, (VA) I was at the hospital I see every time different kind of doctor, test,they found that I have a Tumor,low blood pressure,Epilepsy[sent I was 18yearsold]and others problems,now the doctor said that I can’t go back to work until they decide what going to do with the Tumor and until my body react good with the medicine[a lot] I’m taking now.I need assistance for the rent and other things.How I can have a Application.
Follow the steps on this page, it will help you, let me know if you have any more questions: