Section 8 is a Federal program administered nationally by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). However, the program is administered locally by public housing authorities or other designated agencies and organizations. Use the search tool below to find the public housing authority that administers Section 8 in your area.

Atlanta Housing Authority's Housing Choice Programs Division administers our Section 8 program. Applications for Section 8 vouchers are accepted only when our waiting list is open. Our waiting list is now closed.

You can come to the HRA offices at 222 East Second St., Duluth, MN, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:30 P.M and fill out an application. If you would like an application mailed to you, please call: 218-529-6300. Applications can also be downloaded from this website in the PDF format. The application may be accessed from the webpage relating to the specific program you are interested in. Please print them out and mail or deliver them to the HRA offices.

To be eligible for a Section 8 voucher, a household's income must usually be less than 50% of the median income in the area, based on family size. The exact limits vary from area to area (they are higher in lower Fairfield County); but, as of December 1, 2004, in most parts of the state they were approximately $36,000 per year for a 4-person household, $33,000 per year for a 3-person household, $29,000 per year for a 2-person household, and $26,000 per year for a 1-person household.

Answer: To apply for public housing or Housing Choice (Section 8) vouchers, you will need to visit your local public housing authority. Many have long waiting lists, so you may want to apply at more than one public housing authority. Answer: Yes, that is possible. But you'll need to contact both your current and your future public housing authority to work out the details.

Section 8 HAP payments (i.e., "pass through payments") seem more like a fiduciary Fund as opposed to a Proprietary Fund - similar to a Pension Fund (non-expendable). Please explain HUD's position on this issue. Flow through payments should be booked as Revenue with a corresponding HAP expenditure in the Enterprise Fund.

Section 8, also known as the Housing Choice Voucher program, provides rent subsidies for eligible low-income families. The rent subsidies, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, allow families to pay 30% of their family income toward the rent while the program makes up the difference up to the HUD-established Fair Market Rent (FMR).

If the Section 8 Waiting List is open, you may apply. However, your priority (need) for receiving a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher will be low as long as you live in standard housing. Yes, there are HUD income limits that are posted and updated annually on the Public Housing and Section 8 links to this website.

Yes you may. In fact we suggest that if you are interested in the Section 8 Program and need a place soon, you apply for both programs because the processing period is much longer for Section 8. That way you will have a place to stay while waiting for your Section 8 assistance to process.

First a family must apply to the Section 8 waiting list at their local public housing authority (PHA). Many have long waiting lists, so you may want to apply at more than one public housing authority. Locally, families can apply for the waiting list at the City of Utica Section 8 Office located on the third floor of City Hall. When an eligible family comes to the top of the waiting list, Section 8 issues a housing choice voucher to the family.

The Housing Authority is not currently accepting applications and will not open the application process again for at least one year. Housing Department

Although many housing authorities manage the Section 8 Program, the Athens Housing Authority does not . Any questions regarding Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Vouchers must be made through the Georgia Department of Community Affairs - Rental Assistance Division - Athens Regional Office at (706) 369-5636.

Section 8 voucher or certificate holders are eligible to apply for HDC-financed low-income developments. They are processed in the same manner as all other applicants and must meet all applicable eligibility criteria. Of course, the rent of the specific apartment in question must be within the maximum level allowable under the applicant's voucher or certificate. If you are unclear about these maximum levels, you should contact the agency that allocated your certificate or voucher... Top

Contact the local housing authority where you live (or want to live) to find out what their procedures are. Be aware that many localities have a long waiting list for housing assistance vouchers. Click here for more information on housing assistance payments.

All section 8 only entities are required to file the unaudited and audited financial information to REAC as required by the Uniform Financial Reporting Standards rule.