Learn more about Jersey County Housing Authority.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Jersey County Housing Authority (JCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.
To apply, pick up a pre-application at the JCHA office, located at 505 Horn Drive, Jerseyville, IL 62052, during normal office hours.
Once the pre-application has been completed, call the JCHA office at (618) 498-9516 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are only scheduled on Wednesdays.
The following preferences have been identified: Families with children; elderly; disabled; live, work or have immediate family living in the area.
For more information, call the JCHA office at (618) 498-9516.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (618)498-9516.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 06/29/2018.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Jersey County Housing Authority public housing program is currently accepting waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (618)498-9516.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 11/02/2015.
505 Horn Drive, Jerseyville, IL (618) 498-9516
Jersey County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 341 households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs.
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Jersey County Housing Authority is located in Jersey 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, Jersey County Housing Authority manages 153 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
Standard | |
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Vouchers | 153 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $336 |
Monthly Cost | $51,410 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 31% having issued approximately 5 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 4 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 9 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2 persons and has a household income of $11,567 per year. 99% of households were very low income (VLI) and 81% were extremely low income (ELI). 31% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 63% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
13% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 50% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 13% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
51% of households included children, 4% of which had two adults in the household. 49% of households with children have a female head of household. 84% of all households were headed by a female.
0% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with -1% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Jersey County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 23% include at least one person with a disability. 43% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 33% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
19% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 61% with 2 bedrooms and 20% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% 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 Jersey County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $266 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $508. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $126.
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.