Hoosier Uplands Opens Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8

Last updated on Wednesday, July 22, 2015

(MITCHELL) - Hoosier Uplands, under contract by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority has opened the Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8 waiting list for Orange County to the first 200 applicants to apply.

Applications are being taken at the Hoosier Uplands office at 200 SW Court St., Suite 3, Paoli, from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1-4 p.m. daily. The application process will continue until 200 applications have been taken.

Applications need to be completed in persons. Persons needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability should call the office at (800) 827-2219, during normal business hours.

Applicants will be placed on a waiting list based on preferences claimed, then by date and time of application. As voucher assistance becomes available, applicants are selected from the waiting list.

Applicants must provide:

a valid photo ID (18 years and over)
birth certificate (all members)
social security card (all members)
proof of income (all members)

Preference is given to applicants:

who at the time of application provide proof of Indiana residency
are currently homeless
are working or enrolled in an educational or training program
are age 62 or older
are disabled or have a disabled family member
are institutionalized or are at risk of institutionalization

Based on their income, program participants may pay a portion of their monthly housing costs and a housing assistance payment is issued to the landlord for the remainder of the eligible cost.

Placement on the waiting list does not guarantee that applicants will qualify for assistance.

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