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Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority for LaSalle County (HALC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.
Please note: Applicants who were not placed on the waiting list must re-apply each year.
To apply, pick up an application at one the following offices, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm CT:
This waiting list has the following preferences: Terminated from HCV program due to insufficient funding, displaced from Public Housing unit by HALC, resident of LaSalle County, displaced by natural disaster.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HALC website, or call the office at (815) 434-0380.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (815) 434-0380.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 07/27/2017.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The LaSalle County Housing Authority is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, visit one of the following locations from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm CT:
For more information, visit the HALC website, or call the office at (815) 434-0380.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 8154340380.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 07/27/2017.
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Housing Authority for LaSalle County provides affordable housing for up to 1,498 households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs.
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority for LaSalle County is located in LaSalle County, IL.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority for LaSalle County manages 504 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | |
---|---|---|---|
Vouchers | 441 | 6 | 57 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $466 | $403 | $1,356 |
Monthly Cost | $205,407 | $2,418 | $77,274 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 26% having issued approximately 20 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 4 years and 7 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 4 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.2 persons and has a household income of $13,753 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 68% were extremely low income (ELI). 35% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 59% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
6% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 53% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 25% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 16% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
47% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 44% of households with children have a female head of household. 81% of all households were headed by a female.
18% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 12% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority for LaSalle County Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 40% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 36% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
31% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 45% with 2 bedrooms and 24% with 3 or more bedrooms. 14% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority for LaSalle County voucher holders in 2016 was $361 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $580. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $153.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.