Housing Authority of Champaign County

This housing agency serves Champaign County, Illinois.

Waiting List
Closed: Champaign County, Illinois Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Providence at Thornberry Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Oakwood Trace Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Bristol Place, 2 and 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Oak Field Place Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Pinewood Place Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Newton Senior Living, Near Elderly Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Ladd Senior Housing Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Washington Square Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Steer Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Hayes Homes Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Haven Court Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Manor at Prairie Crossing Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Youman Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Housing Authority of Champaign County Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: William Street Townhomes, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Champaign County, Illinois Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from August 7,2023, until August 11, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

1,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC on July 17, 2023. 

Closed: Providence at Thornberry Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) waiting list for 1 and 4-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Providence at Thornberry is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from December 15, 2019, until December 21, 2019. 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.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Closed: Oakwood Trace Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Family Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Oakwood Trace is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 19, 2020 until October 31, 2020.

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

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Family size must correspond with the bedroom size

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

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the News-Gazette public notice, as of October 19, 2020.

Closed: Bristol Place, 2 and 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) last accepted Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 2 and 3-bedroom apartments at Bristol Place from November 13, 2023, until November 15, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the News-Gazette public notice on November 3, 2023.

Closed: Oak Field Place Other Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Near Elderly waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Oak Field Place is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on April 30, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: To apply to this waiting list, applicants must be at least 55 years of age or older. The HACC Public notice states "you will have the benefit of one-month free rent with your application submission completed and sign a lease by April 30, 2021."

There were three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the paper application.
  2. Request an application by mail by completing an online form.
  3. Complete the application in person at the Oak Field Place apartments.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC on April 1, 2021.

Closed: Pinewood Place Other Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Pinewood Place is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from May 25, 2021 until June 25, 2021. 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. No paper applications were accepted.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Mentally, developmentally, and physically disabled individuals with no income who are pending approval of Social Security benefits.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC Facebook Page on June 8, 2021.

Closed: Newton Senior Living, Near Elderly Other Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Near Elderly waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Newton Senior Living is closed.

The HACC last accepted applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of March 11, 2022, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the HACC Application portal, " All household members must be 55 or older for this waiting list.  Households who apply where not all members are 55 or older will be rejected for this waiting list."

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

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC application portal on July 17, 2023.

Closed: Ladd Senior Housing Other Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Near Elderly waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments at Ladd Senior Housing is closed.

The HACC last accepted applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of March 11, 2022, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: This waiting list is for applicants who are 55 years or older.

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

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC application portal on July 17, 2023.

Closed: Washington Square Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) last accepted Near-Elderly (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications at Washington Square apartments from May 20, 2019, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC application portal on July 17, 2023. 

Closed: Steer Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) last accepted Near-Elderly (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments at Steer Place from May 20, 2019, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC application portal on July 17, 2023. 

Closed: Hayes Homes Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Hayes Homes Near-Elderly (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications for 1-Bedroom units were last accepted from June 3, 2019, until July 31, 2019.

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

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Closed: Haven Court Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) last accepted Near-Elderly (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list applications for apartments at Haven Court since at least September, 2020, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC application portal on July 17, 2023. 

Closed: Manor at Prairie Crossing Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Near-Elderly (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Manor at Prairie Crossing is currently closed. Applications were last accepted since at least January 2021, until the earliest confirmed close date of July 17, 2023.

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

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the News Gazette public notice on July 17, 2023.

Closed: Youman Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) (55+) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Youman Place is currently closed. Applications were last accepted form March 15, 2021, until May 14, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the HACC, "Youman Place offers one-story apartments serving individuals age 55 and older."

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

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by an email sent by the HACC on March 9, 2021.

Closed: Housing Authority of Champaign County Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from September 22, 2020, until September 24, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: Applicants must be under 62 and disabled.

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

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC facebook page, as of September 16, 2020.

Open Until Further Notice: William Street Townhomes, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) is accepting Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments at William Street Townhomes from March 18, 2024, until further notice.

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACC public notice on March 7, 2024.

About The Agency

Housing Authority of Champaign County provides affordable housing for up to 2,124 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday Closed
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

2008 North Market Street, Champaign, IL

Visit Website(217) 378-7100

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How large is the Housing Authority of Champaign County?

Housing Authority of Champaign County serves 1,886 low-income households. The agency manages 2,329 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

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

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Champaign County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Housing Authority of Champaign County households.

How many Housing Authority of Champaign County residents are employed?

Working adults head 660 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Champaign County.

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

There are 1489 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Champaign County housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Housing Authority of Champaign County.

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

Black 1,490
White 339
Hispanic 38

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

There are 509 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Champaign County. Senior households are 27% of households in Housing Authority of Champaign County housing.

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

There are 339 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Champaign County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Housing Authority of Champaign County.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Housing Authority of Champaign County?

The Housing Authority of Champaign County is rated as a high performer by HUD.

HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.

How often does Housing Authority of Champaign County open new waiting lists?

Housing Authority of Champaign County’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on August 7, 2023 and closed on August 12, 2023.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Housing Authority of Champaign County

Oak Field Place

1515 Bryan Street, Henry, Illinois 61537

The Haven at Market Place

501 Interstate Dr, Champaign, Illinois 61822

Youman Place

1 Youman Pl, Rantoul, Illinois 61866

Providence at Thornberry

3800 Colleen Drive, Champaign, Illinois 61822

Providence at Sycamore Hills

1301 N. McKinley, Champaign, Illinois 61821

Hayes Homes

401 E High St, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Columbia Place

501 E Columbia Ave, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Scattered Sites

1106 N 6th St, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Skelton Place

302 S 2nd St, Champaign, Illinois 61820

Steer Place

1202 E Harding Dr, Urbana, Illinois 61801

Washington Square

108 W Washington St, Champaign, Illinois 61820