Madison County Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Madison County, Illinois.

Waiting List
Closed: Madison County, Illinois Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Alton Pointe Apartments and Woodland Park Apartments Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Braner Building and Olin Building Senior and Disabled Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Closed: John Hamm III Apartments, Market Street Homes, Meachum Crossing, and Tyrone Echols Apartments Mixed Income Housing Other Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Collinsville Commons Senior and Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: May Building and Stevens Building Senior and Disabled Project Based Section 8 Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List Learn More

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

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 29, 2020, until March 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. In person applications were accepted from 8:00 am through 4:00 pm at the following locations on the following dates:
    • February 29, 2020: Alton Middle School
    • March 2, 2020: Granite City Township Hall
  2. March 3, 2020 through March 31, 2020 applications were taken Monday to Friday from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm at the MCHA Central Office.
  3. Call MCHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Residency Preference: Families, who live, work or have been hired to work in Madison County (10 Points)
  • Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran (8 Points)
  • Disability Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse, Co-Head is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil Rights Laws (24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (15 Points)
  • Working Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is employed 20 or more hours a week. Elderly applicants will be awarded the 20 points working preference; disabled applicants who already receive 15 points for their disability will be awarded an additional 5 points to equal the 20 point working preference (20 Points)
  • Educational/Training Participants Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a graduate of or a participant in educational or training programs designed to prepare for the job market. (10 Points)
  • Nursing Home Residents Preference: Persons who are current Nursing Home residents in need of housing elsewhere (10 Points)
  • Involuntary Displacement Preference: Families who are being or have been displaced due to either a formally declared disaster or government action or actions taken by the owner/agent of the unit (30 Points)
  • Disabled Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran and is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil rights Laws ((24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (23 Points)
  • Graduates of the Transitional Housing Program Preference: Families who have graduated from Madison County Community Development’s Transitional Housing Program (10 Points)
  • Need for Onsite Support Services for Seriously Mentally Ill: Applies only to Collinsville Commons Apartments (Need is documented by a locus Score between 7 and 27 points)

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 MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the MCHA, and its website, as of March 5, 2020.

Closed: Alton Pointe Apartments and Woodland Park Apartments Public Housing Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted since at least March 2020, until further notice.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the online paper application.
  2. Call MCHA.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Mailed to the MCHA.
  2. Dropped off in person to the MCHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Residency Preference: Families, who live, work or have been hired to work in Madison County (10 Points)
  • Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran (8 Points)
  • Disability Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse, Co-Head is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil Rights Laws (24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (15 Points)
  • Working Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is employed 20 or more hours a week. Elderly applicants will be awarded the 20 points working preference; disabled applicants who already receive 15 points for their disability will be awarded an additional 5 points to equal the 20 point working preference (20 Points)
  • Educational/Training Participants Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a graduate of or a participant in educational or training programs designed to prepare for the job market. (10 Points)
  • Nursing Home Residents Preference: Persons who are current Nursing Home residents in need of housing elsewhere (10 Points)
  • Involuntary Displacement Preference: Families who are being or have been displaced due to either a formally declared disaster or government action or actions taken by the owner/agent of the unit (30 Points)
  • Disabled Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran and is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil rights Laws ((24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (23 Points)
  • Graduates of the Transitional Housing Program Preference: Families who have graduated from Madison County Community Development’s Transitional Housing Program (10 Points)
  • Need for Onsite Support Services for Seriously Mentally Ill: Applies only to Collinsville Commons Apartments (Need is documented by a locus Score between 7 and 27 points)
  • John Hamm III Apartments, Tyrone Echols Apartments, and Market Street Homes also gives preference to applicants falling under certain preference types 
    • Displaced from an urban renewal area Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Urban renewal may involve relocation of businesses, the demolition of structures, the relocation of people, and the use of eminent domain (government purchase of property for public use) as a legal instrument to take private property for city-initiated development projects. 
    • Displaced as a result of a government action For example, city condemns rental property through resolution, tenants are forced to find alternative housing, and housing is demolished. 
    • Displaced as a result of a major disaster For example, housing was destroyed in earthquake and applicant is in need of alternative housing .

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 MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the MCHA, and its website, as of March 5, 2020.

Closed: Braner Building and Olin Building Senior and Disabled Public Housing Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted since at least March 2020, until further notice.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Print the online paper application.
  2. Call MCHA.

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Mailed to the MCHA.
  2. Dropped off in person to the MCHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Residency Preference: Families, who live, work or have been hired to work in Madison County (10 Points)
  • Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran (8 Points)
  • Disability Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse, Co-Head is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil Rights Laws (24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (15 Points)
  • Working Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is employed 20 or more hours a week. Elderly applicants will be awarded the 20 points working preference; disabled applicants who already receive 15 points for their disability will be awarded an additional 5 points to equal the 20 point working preference (20 Points)
  • Educational/Training Participants Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a graduate of or a participant in educational or training programs designed to prepare for the job market. (10 Points)
  • Nursing Home Residents Preference: Persons who are current Nursing Home residents in need of housing elsewhere (10 Points)
  • Involuntary Displacement Preference: Families who are being or have been displaced due to either a formally declared disaster or government action or actions taken by the owner/agent of the unit (30 Points)
  • Disabled Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran and is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil rights Laws ((24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (23 Points)
  • Graduates of the Transitional Housing Program Preference: Families who have graduated from Madison County Community Development’s Transitional Housing Program (10 Points)
  • Need for Onsite Support Services for Seriously Mentally Ill: Applies only to Collinsville Commons Apartments (Need is documented by a locus Score between 7 and 27 points)
  • John Hamm III Apartments, Tyrone Echols Apartments, and Market Street Homes also gives preference to applicants falling under certain preference types 
    • Displaced from an urban renewal area Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Urban renewal may involve relocation of businesses, the demolition of structures, the relocation of people, and the use of eminent domain (government purchase of property for public use) as a legal instrument to take private property for city-initiated development projects. 
    • Displaced as a result of a government action For example, city condemns rental property through resolution, tenants are forced to find alternative housing, and housing is demolished. 
    • Displaced as a result of a major disaster For example, housing was destroyed in earthquake and applicant is in need of alternative housing .

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 MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the MCHA, and its website, as of March 5, 2020.

Closed: John Hamm III Apartments, Market Street Homes, Meachum Crossing, and Tyrone Echols Apartments Mixed Income Housing Other Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Mixed Income housing apartments at John Hamm III Apartments, Market Street Homes, Meachum Crossing, and Tyrone Echols Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: As of March, 2020, a downloadable application appears next to these communities on the MCHA How to Apply page. However, Affordable Housing Online has confirmed with a MCHA representative that the waiting list for these communities is closed.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the Madison County Housing Authority, and its website, as of March 6, 2020.

Closed: Collinsville Commons Senior and Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Senior and Disabled Section 8 Project-Based Voucher apartments at Collinsville Commons is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: As of March, 2020, a downloadable application appears next to these communities on the MCHA How to Apply page. However, Affordable Housing Online has confirmed with a MCHA representative that the waiting list for this community is closed.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the Madison County Housing Authority, and its website, as of March 6, 2020.

Closed: May Building and Stevens Building Senior and Disabled Project Based Section 8 Other Senior and Disabled Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) waiting list for Senior and Disabled Project Based Section 8 apartments at May Building and Stevens Building is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: As of March, 2020, a downloadable application appears next to these communities on the MCHA How to Apply page. However, Affordable Housing Online has confirmed with a MCHA representative that the waiting list for these communities is closed.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the Madison County Housing Authority, and its website, as of March 6, 2020.

About The Agency

Madison County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,764 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

Monday 8:30am-4:30pm
Tuesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Wednesday 8:30am-4:30pm
Thursday 8:30am-4:30pm
Friday 8:30am-4:30pm

2 Eastport Plaza Drive, Collinsville, IL

Visit Website(618) 345-5142

Section 8 Application Checklist

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Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online

How large is the Madison County Housing Authority?

Madison County Housing Authority serves 1,231 low-income households. The agency manages 1,223 Housing Choice Vouchers and 192 public housing units.

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

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 82 percent of households served by Madison County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Madison County Housing Authority households.

How many Madison County Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 344 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Madison County Housing Authority.

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

There are 997 female-headed renter households living in Madison County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Madison County Housing Authority.

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

Black 899
Native American 12
White 320
Hispanic 12

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

There are 307 households headed by seniors served by the Madison County Housing Authority. Senior households are 25% of households in Madison County Housing Authority housing.

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

There are 283 persons with disabilities living in Madison County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Madison County Housing Authority.

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

The Madison County Housing Authority 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 Madison County Housing Authority open new waiting lists?

Madison County Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on February 29, 2020 and closed on March 31, 2020.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Madison County Housing Authority

Meachum Crossing Apartments

1319 Skoklo Way, Venice, Illinois 62090

Gateway Apartments-John Hamm lll

1676 Market St, Madison, Illinois 62060

Braner Homes

150 S Aurora St, Collinsville, Illinois 62234

Alton Pointe Apatments

1001 Alton Pointe Circle Dr, Alton, Illinois 62002

Woodland Park Apartments

80 Burlington Dr, Collinsville, Illinois 62234

Alton Pointe Apartments MERGE

1022 Alton Pointe Circle Dr, Alton, Illinois 62002

Washington Avenue Apartments

1636 Market St, Madison, Illinois 62060