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Open: Housing Authority of South Bend Public Housing

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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 of South Bend (SBHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications.

The SBHA offers nine Public Housing communities, and 235 single family homes scattered throughout South Bend.

To apply, download and print the application online here.

Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the SBHA office, located at 501 Alonzo Watson Dr, South Bend, IN 46601.

No documents are needed at this time.

Preferences have yet to be confirmed.

For more information, visit the SBHA website, or call the office at (574) 235-9346.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (574)235-9346.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 03/02/2017.

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Closed: South Bend, Indiana Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of South Bend (SBHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 14, 2023, until March 16, 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.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Local Residency
    • Living in South Bend at time of electronic application
  • Homeless

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

For more information, visit the SBHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SBHA website on March 8, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in South Bend, Indiana.

Last Updated on 03/16/2023.

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About Housing Authority of South Bend

501 Alonzo Watson Drive, South Bend, IN | Visit Website | (574) 235-9346

Housing Authority of South Bend provides affordable housing for up to 2,939 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Housing Authority of South Bend offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of South Bend is located in South Bend, IN.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-4:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-4:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-4:00pm

About the Housing Authority of South Bend Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of South Bend manages 2,058 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Ported Out
Vouchers 1,966 1 91
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $579 $379 $472
Monthly Cost $1,138,491 $379 $42,956
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 12% having issued approximately 173 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 1 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 75 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.6 persons and has a household income of $10,884 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 69% were extremely low income (ELI). 35% of households had wages as a major source of income, 0% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 48% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 66% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 10% 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.

56% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 54% of households with children have a female head of household. 85% of all households were headed by a female.

87% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 85% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of South Bend Housing Choice Voucher program, 10% include at least one person with a disability. 20% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 62% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

25% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 40% with 3 or more bedrooms. 16% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of South Bend voucher holders in 2016 was $275 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $523. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $144.

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.