The Section 8 housing voucher program has, in some form, provided Americans with tenant-based rental assistance since 1937 (the program's name is a shortened reference to its origins in Section 8 of the Housing Act of 1937). Section 8 vouchers are designed to help provide housing to those who would otherwise be unable to afford it by offering rental subsidies that can be used on the private market (individuals pay a portion of the cost beyond what the voucher covers). The Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles is responsible for running our local Section 8 program. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, as it's formally known, is a federal program that's administered by state public housing agencies. "The Section 8 program is federally funded, and we have a finite number of vouchers." About 1,000 people out of the 40,000 on the waiting list received housing vouchers last year, according to the Daily News.
Burbank section8 waitinglist update#
Attention was first drawn to the lengthy waiting list last week, when HACoLA deputy executive director Emilio Salas presented an update to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. "Based on our current policy and our ability to pull names from our wait list, it's an 11-year wait time," Margarita Lares, director of the Housing Authority of Los Angeles County's Assisted Housing Division, told LAist. The county waiting list for the voucher program is estimated to have an 11-year wait time, and there are about 40,000 Angelenos currently on the waiting list, which has been closed to new names since 2009. A household can still wait several years on our waiting list but for many, this affordable housing opportunity is worth the wait.Low-income families struggling to pay their rent in Los Angeles who seek Section 8 housing assistance will have to wait for more than a decade for help. Our openings have always demonstrated the great need for affordable housing but now, we anticipate the need has only increased” says Sylvia Moreno, executive director.
“If the pandemic taught us anything, it’s that so many households in our community are just one paycheck away from being homeless.
PST, the “Lower Income” Waiting List will close until further notice. For more information, please visit: Įligible applicants are encouraged to apply for the waiting list lottery starting Monday, March 1, 2021, at 8:00 a.m. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, lottery applicants may only be submitted electronically via our website. After its annual waiting list audit, BHC determined that there was enough space to accept new applications for its “Lower Income” waiting list in March 2021.ĭue to high demand, the organization conducts a random lottery drawing to select a limited number of eligible applicants to be placed at the bottom of the BHC “Lower Income” Waiting List. The nonprofit operates an income-based waiting list system to fill all the vacancies in its properties. BHC is a 501(c)(3) community housing development organization that owns and manages over 300 affordable rental units in Burbank, CA.
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