Shasta County Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Modoc County, Shasta County, Siskiyou County, Trinity County, California. Service does not extend to Redding, California.

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Closed: Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Burney Commons Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Shasta, Modoc, Siskiyou, and Trinity County, California.

The Shasta County Housing Authority (SCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from December 1, 2022, until January 31, 2024. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Income limit information can be found here. 

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Due to funding constraints, it may become necessary to terminate participant families from the Shasta County HCV program. In this event, the families terminated from the program by Shasta County Housing Authority will have their name added to the HCV wait list, with priority, according to their original wait list application date.  
  • Families who have been involuntarily displaced (within no more than six months from the date of preference verification) by governmental action, or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster occurring within Shasta County Housing Authority jurisdiction, as declared by the Governor of the State of California or due to extensive damage as a result of a federally‐declared disaster (as listed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to Federal disaster relief laws. 
  • Families in which any member is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.   
  • Families who are disabled non‐elderly, between the ages of 18‐61, who provide a certification from an eligible organization, who are transitioning out of an institution or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless (HUD definition), or at risk of becoming homeless.  
  • Families whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household is elderly and/or disabled or families with dependents.  
  • Families that are referred from an eligible organization as being housing deficient. Housing deficient families are families who meet the HUD homeless definition.  
  • Families who reside in the PHA’s jurisdiction or whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household are employed within the PHA’s jurisdiction.  
  • Families who reside in the City of Redding or whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household are employed within the city of Redding.

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 SCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SCHA application portal on February 6, 2023.

Open Until Further Notice: Burney Commons Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Burney, California.

The Shasta County Housing Authority (SCHA) is accepting Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for apartments at Burney Commons from April 17, 2023 at 8:00 am PT, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $27,800 | 5 Persons $42,900
  • 2 Persons $31,800 | 6 Persons $46,100
  • 3 Persons $35,750 
  • 4 Persons $39,700 

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Due to funding constraints, it may become necessary to terminate participant families from the Shasta County HCV program. In this event, the families terminated from the program by Shasta County Housing Authority will have their name added to the HCV wait list, with priority, according to their original wait list application date.  
  • Families who have been involuntarily displaced (within no more than six months from the date of preference verification) by governmental action, or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster occurring within Shasta County Housing Authority jurisdiction, as declared by the Governor of the State of California or due to extensive damage as a result of a federally‐declared disaster (as listed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), pursuant to Federal disaster relief laws. 
  • Families in which any member is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking.   
  • Families who are disabled non‐elderly, between the ages of 18‐61, who provide a certification from an eligible organization, who are transitioning out of an institution or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless (HUD definition), or at risk of becoming homeless.  
  • Families whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household is elderly and/or disabled or families with dependents.  
  • Families that are referred from an eligible organization as being housing deficient. Housing deficient families are families who meet the HUD homeless definition.  
  • Families who reside in the PHA’s jurisdiction or whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household are employed within the PHA’s jurisdiction.  
  • Families who reside in the City of Redding or whose head of household, spouse, or co‐head of household are employed within the city of Redding.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SCHA website on May 5, 2023.

About The Agency

Shasta County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,026 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday 8:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm
Friday 8:00am-4:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

1450 Court Street, Redding, CA

Visit Website(530) 225-5160

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How large is the Shasta County Housing Authority?

Shasta County Housing Authority serves 723 low-income households. The agency manages 1,049 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Shasta County Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Shasta County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Shasta County Housing Authority households.

How many Shasta County Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 65 households and make up 9 percent of households served by Shasta County Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Shasta County Housing Authority?

There are 542 female-headed renter households living in Shasta County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Shasta County Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Shasta County Housing Authority renters?

Black 36
Native American 22
Asian-Pacific Islander 14
White 593
Hispanic 58

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Shasta County Housing Authority?

There are 361 households headed by seniors served by the Shasta County Housing Authority. Senior households are 50% of households in Shasta County Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Shasta County Housing Authority housing?

There are 339 persons with disabilities living in Shasta County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 47% of households served by the Shasta County Housing Authority.

How often does Shasta County Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Shasta County Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on December 1, 2022 and closed on February 1, 2024.

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