winnebagocos82018.hdswaitinglist.comWinnebago County Housing Authority (WCHA) - Online Waiting List Application

Winnebago County Housing Authority (WCHA) Online Waiting List Application 3617 Delaware Street . Rockford, IL 61102 . (815) 963-2133 . Welcome to the Winnebago County Housing Choice Voucher waiting list application. This web-based process will assist you in applying for a place on the waiting list for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program. You may apply at any time during the online registration’s open enrollment period (see Registration Status” box to the right for this period). Upon the closing of the enrollment period, the WCHA will conduct a random lottery of all eligible applications and place selected applicants on the Winnebago County Housing Choice Voucher waiting list. Upon completion of registration, you should write down the confirmation number. After the lottery, applicants can return to this page to check whether they were selected by clicking the Search Existing Record” button to the right and entering the confirmation number. To successfully apply, you will need to provide the Winnebago County Housing Authority with the following information: First and last names of all members of your household Social security numbers of all members of your household Birth dates of all members of your household The total gross annual income of your household. This includes Supplemental Security Income (SSI), wages, Social Security, General Assistance, child support, and any other income received. A valid address to which the staff can send correspondence A valid phone number at which you can be contacted In order to meet the Winnebago County Housing Authority’s eligibility criteria, please note the following: 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference to any family that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding. The applicant must provide documentation that the loss of assistance has taken place within the past 5 years. 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference for families who live in Winnebago County, for the HCV funding assigned to Winnebago County. The families must have lived continuously in Winnebago County for the immediate and consecutive past ninety calendar days. Residency will be verified by the following methods: * Three current/consecutive utility bills (including gas, electric, water, sewer or garbage) * An executive, legally binding lease * Three current consecutive bank statements * Other verifications accepted at the PHA’s discretion 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference for veterans or surviving spouses of veterans. 1 Point – The PHA will offer a working preference [24 CFR 5.414] for families where the head, spouse of sole member is employed for at least 20 hours per week at the time that they are selected from the HCV waiting list. This preference is extended equally to an applicant whose head or spouse are age 62 or older, or an applicant whose head or spouse meet the HUD/Social Security definition of disability. 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference to victims of the Violence Against Women’s Act of 2013, as defined within the Administration Plan, which states that the applicant must provide documentation that the incident(s) have taken place within the past 90 calendar days (see Chapter 3-III.G.). 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference to applicants involuntarily displaced, if they have vacated or must vacate their unit for any of the following reasons: * Federal Declared Disasters (e.g. flood, fire, earthquake) * Applicants must provide documentation to which the displacement has taken place within the past 90 days to earn preference 1 Point – The PHA will offer a preference to Nursing Home Residents who have resided in a state-licensed nursing home for the immediate and consecutive past ninety calendar days and have been determined by the state-licensed nursing home as eligible for discharge. Income Targeting Requirement [24 CFR 982.201(b)(2)] HUD requires that extremely low-income (ELI) families make up at least 75% of the families admitted to the HCV program during the PHA’s fiscal year. ELI families are those with annual incomes at or below 30% of the area median income. To ensure this requirement is met, a PHA may skip non-ELI families on the waiting list in order to select an ELI family. Provide accurate information. Submission of false information or misrepresentation will result in disqualification from the lottery and may result in loss of eligibility to participate in the Housing Choice Voucher Program. Only one application per household. Submission of multiple applications will result in disqualification from the lottery. Applicant must not exceed the Very Low Income Limit VERY LOW INCOME LIMITS (by family size) 1 Person = $21,250 2 Person = $24,300 3 Person = $27,350 4 Person = $30,350 5 Person = $32,800 6 Person = $35,250 7 Person = $37,650 8 Person = $40,100 Please note that this is not an official HUD form and is used only for determining eligibility for placement on the Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list. Registration Status Enrollment Period: 02/14/2018 8:00am - 02/19/2018 12:00am Current Time: 08/17/2020 9:17pm Registration is currently closed. If you have a tracking number you can check your enrollment status below. Powered by HDS QUEUE - Online Waiting List -...