How to Apply for Vermont Section 8

The Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program is a rental assistance program that helps low-income residents of the state of Vermont find affordable housing and pay for them. The program is mainly funded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is locally administered by the Vermont Public Housing Authority (PHA), which has offices spread across the state. The program is flexible in the sense that it uses existing privately owned housing stock, and thus does not limit its participants to public housing units.

Participation in the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) is subject to a set of eligibility requirements which are mainly based on the area of residence and family income. Families that meet the program eligibility requirements are advised to apply after which they will be determine eligible, placed on a waiting list and issued with a certificate or voucher immediately funding becomes available.

The voucher is the written guarantee that its holder is a valid participant of the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program. Vouchers contain specific information about the bedroom size, family needs and the time frames within which the family has to locate suitable housing.

Apart from the normal housing Choice Vouchers, the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program, also administers a project-based voucher and moderate house rehabilitation program, however these are limited to specific housing units and is not open market. As opposed to the normal housing choice voucher, the subsidy for project-based vouchers is attached to the housing unit and not the family.

If you meet the minimum program eligibility requirements and are in need of housing assistance, you should proceed and apply for the program. Applying for the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program is a fairly easy process, all one needs to download, fill and send an application to the program offices.

Upon successful application to the program, you will be placed on a waiting list after which you will be issued with a housing choice voucher. It should however be noted that qualification for the program is subject to the availability of funds and is not guaranteed.

Who can Qualify for Section 8?

In order to qualify for the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program, applicants must meet specified program eligibility requirements. These eligibility requirements are mainly based on family income, and area of residence of the applicant, and are discussed below:

Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program- Income Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for participation in the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher), applicants must meet the programs income eligibility requirements. These income eligibility requirements are based on the family size and area median income and are available on this link: http://www.huduser.org/portal/datasets/il.html (Vermont Section 8 Income Eligibility requirements)

Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program- Residential Eligibility Requirements

In order to qualify for the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher Program), applicants should be residents of the state of Vermont and either US national or registered legal aliens.

Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program – Special Eligibility Considerations

In the evaluation of applications the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) Program, attaches special priority to the elderly, disabled, and families with children. It should however be noted this is not a guarantee of selection but is done on a case by case basis.

How to Apply

If you meet the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) program and are in need of housing assistance you should apply for the program. Applying for the program is a fairly easy process; all one need to do is downloading and fills the application form available on this link: http://www.vsha.org/pdf/app.pdf (Vermont Section 8 Application Form). This application will then be processed, after which you will if successful you will be placed on the program’s waiting list.

You can also apply for the Vermont Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher) by contacting your nearest Vermont public Housing Authority (PHA) available on this link: https://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/program_offices/public_indian_housing/pha/contacts/vt (Vermont Section 8 Program Contact Information).