Rockford Housing Authority

Closed: Rockford, Illinois Section 8 HCV

The Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 26, 2023, until June 30, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the RHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the RHA notice on June 26, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Rockford, Illinois.

Last Updated on 06/30/2023.

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Closed: Rockford Housing Authority Public Housing

The Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) last accepted Family Public Housing waiting list applications since at least September, 2019, until May 12, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to open and print the application online. 

Once the application has been completed, it was to be mailed or hand delivered to the Centralized Applications Processing office.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Continuum of Care: Families whose head, spouse, or co-head is participating in the Rock River Homeless Coalition
• Disaster: Families who have been displaced by local, state, or Federal declared disaster
• Economic Self-Sufficiency: Families whose head of household is enrolled in an economic self-sufficiency program(definition from law).
• Education or Training: Families whose head of household is enrolled in licensed or certified education or training.
• Elderly or Disabled: Families whose head of household, spouse, or co-head is elderly(62+ years) or disabled.
• Elderly/Disabled Working Preference Benefit: Families in which the head AND spouse or co-head(or head of sole member household) is a person age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities, will be also be given the benefit of the working preference.
• Homeless: Families who meet HUD's definition of homeless.
• Near Eldery: Families whose head, spouse, or co-head is near-elderly(50+ years)
• Olmstead: SODC member referred by SRN
• Prioritization for Urgency of Needs for Services: Participants on the State of Illinois PUNS list. The PHA will offer an absolute preference to any family that has been terminated from its HCV program do to insufficient program funding.
• Residency - Local: Families whose head, spouse, or co-head is a resident of OR works within the City of Rockford.
• Single Point of Entry: Families referred by the Community Action Agency Coordinated Entry System(Single Point of Entry)
• Veterans: Families whose head, spouse, or co-head is a veteran and was discharged from the military under any circumstances other than dishonorable.
• Working: Families whose head of household is working at least 10 hours per week.
• Youth: Applicant who was in the custody of the child welfare system on or before his or her 18th birthday, but has not yet reached the age of 24.

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

For more information, visit the RHA Rental Properties Application Info page, or the RHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the RHA notice on May 11, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Rockford, Illinois. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 05/12/2023.

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Closed: Mod Rehab

The Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) Mod Rehab waiting list for all bedroom sizes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted until September 16, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to open and print the paper application online.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Local Preference - Applicant household has a permanent physical residence in Winnebago County, IL.
• Local Employment Preferences – Families whose head spouse or co-head is a resident of or works within the City of Rockford.
• Employment Preferences – Families whose head of household is working at least 10 hours a week.
• Involuntarily Displaced Preference – Applies to victims of Natural Disaster that has to be declared by a local, state, or federal government entity(fire, flood, earthquake, etc.) Participant is a State or Federal Witness Protection Program verifiable by local, state or federal government entity.
• Elderly and/or Disabled Preference – Elderly preference applies when the head of the household, spouse, or co-head is aged 62 or older. Disabled preference applies to any adult member of the household who is disabled.
• Homeless Preference – Designated social service agencies certifies the family is homeless or providing a letter from a homeless shelter.
• Veteran Preference – Applies to applicant that the head of household, spouse, or co-head is a current member of the military, a veteran, or the surviving spouse of a veteran.
• Near Elderly – Applies to persons who are 50 to 61 years of age that are the head of household, spouse, or co-head.
• Educational Preference – If the head of household, spouse, or co-head is currently enrolled in, or a graduate in the last six months of a school training program designed to prepare enrollees for the job market.

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

For more information, visit the RHA website.

Last Updated on 09/16/2019.

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Closed: Project Based

The Rockford Housing Authority (RHA) Project Based waiting list for all bedroom sizes is currently closed. Applications were last accepted until September 16, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to open and print the paper application online.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Local Preference - Applicant household has a permanent physical residence in Winnebago County, IL.
• Local Employment Preferences – Families whose head spouse or co-head is a resident of or works within the City of Rockford.
• Employment Preferences – Families whose head of household is working at least 10 hours a week.
• Involuntarily Displaced Preference – Applies to victims of Natural Disaster that has to be declared by a local, state, or federal government entity(fire, flood, earthquake, etc.) Participant is a State or Federal Witness Protection Program verifiable by local, state or federal government entity.
• Elderly and/or Disabled Preference – Elderly preference applies when the head of the household, spouse, or co-head is aged 62 or older. Disabled preference applies to any adult member of the household who is disabled.
• Homeless Preference – Designated social service agencies certifies the family is homeless or providing a letter from a homeless shelter.
• Veteran Preference – Applies to applicant that the head of household, spouse, or co-head is a current member of the military, a veteran, or the surviving spouse of a veteran.
• Near Elderly – Applies to persons who are 50 to 61 years of age that are the head of household, spouse, or co-head.
• Educational Preference – If the head of household, spouse, or co-head is currently enrolled in, or a graduate in the last six months of a school training program designed to prepare enrollees for the job market.

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

For more information, visit the RHA website.

Last Updated on 09/16/2019.

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