How can I fill out a Section 8 application and apply for Section 8 online?

The Section 8 and Subsidized Housing Online Packet helps people to locate a free Section 8 application online and explains how these programs work in detail. Housing choice vouchers are administered by local public housing authorities (PHA), of which there are several around the nation. Vouchers come as either project-based or tenant-based — see below for more details. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) supports PHAs, and your local PHA will help you arrange Section 8 housing.

Under a tenant-based voucher, which is commonly referred to as Section 8, a tenant gets a voucher and can move into a unit with financial assistance. If that tenant chooses to move to another unit, the voucher carries over to the next unit, offering continued assistance to the tenant wherever they decide to live. Under a project-based voucher, which is commonly referred to as Public Housing, a tenant gets assistance so long as they remain in the unit that the voucher was issued for. The voucher lasts for a specified unit and time. If the family chooses to leave the unit, the assistance does not carry over to the next unit. A family may still, however, be eligible for a tenant-based voucher. In most cases the Housing Authority actually owns the dwelling in question concerning Public Housing.

Know that it may be illegal for a landlord to refuse occupancy to a tenant just because they are enrolled in the Section 8 housing program. A landlord may legally refuse occupancy for failure to pass background checks, poor credit, and other determinations, but cannot refuse occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment. If you think a landlord has refused occupancy to you based solely on your Section 8 enrollment, contact your local PHA. Know what role geography plays in Section 8 enrollment. Section 8 guidelines are different from location to location. But in general, residents who receive a tenant-based voucher or Section 8 voucher for the current area in which they live may use that voucher to live anywhere in the country. Residents who do not live in the same jurisdiction in which they applied must move to the jurisdiction that issues the voucher for at least 12 months; after 12 months, they are free to move. The Online Packet does help potential tenants find and apply for Section 8 online when applications are being accepted. It is always FREE to apply for Section 8 or any government subsidized rental assistance Program.