Decatur, Indiana Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Decatur, Indiana.

The Decatur Housing Authority (DHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications were last accepted from March 13, 2023, until further notice. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• A family that been terminated from its HCVP Program due to insufficient program funding (15 Points)
• Displaced person(s): Individuals or families displaced by government action or whose dwelling has been damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal disaster relieve laws (8 Points)
• Families who now reside in Decatur, IN (4 Points)
• Applicants with an adult family member: currently working, participating in an employment training program, or attending school on a full-time basis. This preference is also extended equally to elderly families (62 years and older) or families whose head or spouse is receiving income based on their inability to work such as SS or SSI or as been determined to be disabled (2 Points)
• The PHA will offer a preference to families that include victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking who have either been referred by a partnering service agency or consortia or is seeking an emergency transfer under VAWA from the PHA’s public housing program or other covered housing program operated by the PHA.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the FWHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DHA public notice on February 28, 2023.

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (260) 267-9300.