King County Housing Authority to Accept Applications for Section 8 Rental Assistance Waiting List for One More Week
June 01 2007 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
King County Housing Authority will accept applications for
placement on its Section 8 Rental Assistance Program waiting list
through Thursday, June 7. This opportunity allows eligible
applicants to qualify for a rental subsidy through the Housing
Choice Voucher program, which can be used in the private market.
Also known as Section 8, this program is the primary means of
housing assistance for low- and very-low-income people provided by
King County Housing Authority. Currently, KCHA�s Section 8 Program
provides rental assistance to more than 21,000 residents in King
County. The waiting list has been closed since May 2006. At that
time, KCHA selected 2,500 households by lottery and placed them on
the waiting list for this period. As the remaining waiting list
will be exhausted within the next few months, KCHA will be
accepting new applications. KCHA will continue last year�s practice
of placing a maximum of 2,500 names on the waiting list, covering
12 to 18 months of placements. Successful applicants will be
selected through a random drawing that will be held after the list
has closed on June 7. Applicants not placed on the list will be
notified by the Authority following the random drawing. Those
wishing to apply will have three options: (1) Applicants may apply
online at www.kcha.org; (2) Applicants may download an application
from the same Web site and complete by hand; or (3) Applicants may
pick up a printed copy at one of the following eleven locations:
Section 8 Office - 15455 65th Ave. South, Tukwila Auburn DSHS -
2707 I St. NE, Auburn Federal Way DSHS - 616 S. 348th St., Federal
Way Federal Way Multi-Service Center - 1200 S. 336th, Federal Way
Kent Multi-Service Center - 515 W. Harrison St., Kent King Eastside
DSHS - 805 156th Ave. NE, Bellevue King South DSHS - 1313 W. Meeker
St., #100, Kent Mt. Si Senior Center - 411 Main Ave. South, North
Bend Northshore Family Center - 18315 Bothell Way NE, Bothell
Shoreline Family Center - 17018 15th Ave. NE, Shoreline White
Center DSHS - 9650 15th Ave. SW, Seattle Applications not submitted
online must be returned by mail and postmarked by June 7 to the
following address: King County Housing Authority Section 8 P.O. Box
58550 Seattle, WA 98138 Applicants must be over 18 years old, have
limited income and qualify for one of the local housing preferences
to be eligible. These preferences are: Households that are homeless
or about to become homeless (through no fault of their own);
Families who are living in substandard or transitional housing; or
Families who are spending more than 50 percent of their incomes on
rent. For information about the application process, please call
the King County Housing Authority Section 8 Office at 206-214-1300.
The Section 8 Program pays rental housing subsidies -- provided by
the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and managed by
KCHA -- to private landlords on behalf of low-income households.
The subsidy allows program participants to find housing in the
private rental market. Generally, HUD pays the difference between
the rent charged by a housing owner and the assisted household�s
rental contribution, usually 30-40 percent of the household�s
income adjusted for family size and utility costs. KCHA administers
a range of quality affordable rental and homeownership programs for
residents of King County. The Authority serves more than 17,000
households, including families, elderly and disabled residents.