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Tempe opens waitlist for Section 8 housing program

Tempe will begin accepting applications today for its Housing Choice Voucher program waitlist.

Also known as Section 8, the program provides rental assistance funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Vouchers assist low-income families in renting apartments or homes on the private market.

Using the voucher, a person pays approximately 30–40% of income toward rent and utilities, according to the city.

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Tempe opens waitlist for Section 8 housing program

Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2023 5:30 am

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Tempe will begin accepting applications today for its Housing Choice Voucher program waitlist.

Using the voucher, a person pays approximately 30–40% of income toward rent and utilities, according to the city.

Pre-applications will be open 8 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 28, available online.

Individuals requiring special assistance or who do not have internet access can call the city for assistance, Tempe officials said.

Applications, which will be accepted through Monday, March 13, can be filled out at https://www.waitlistcheck.com/AZ177-4067.

“We are committed to increasing access to affordable housing. The Housing Choice Voucher program offers a way to fulfill this commitment,” Irma Hollamby Cain, deputy director for Community Health and Human Services, said.

City officials said the demand for housing assistance often exceeds the resources available, and Tempe gives preferences to an individual or family who is living or working in Tempe, has been terminated from Tempe’s program due to insufficient funding or been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking within the last five years.

Following the March 13 deadline:

The city will hold a lottery to add 3,000 households to the waitlist.
Selected applicants are placed onto the city’s HCV waitlist. Pre-applicants not selected will have to reapply for assistance at another time.
All households who submit a pre-application will be notified regarding the outcome of the lottery.
All families and individuals may apply, however, to be eligible the household must meet income requirements.
For general questions beginning Tuesday, Feb. 28, call 480-350-8950 from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. For those needing application assistance or without internet access, call 480-350-8076 or 480-858-2318 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Monday-Friday and 8 a.m. – noon on Saturdays.

For more: tempe.gov/housing.