This housing agency serves Benton County and Linn County, Iowa.
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| Closed: Benton and Linn County, Iowa Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division (CRHSD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only on October 14, 2019.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the application at the Veterans Memorial Building.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information visit the CRHSD website.
Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division provides affordable housing for up to 1,277 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
101 1st Street Southeast, Cedar Rapids, IA
Visit Website — (319) 286-5872Section 8 Application Checklist
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Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division serves 1,029 low-income households. The agency manages 1,320 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 83 percent of households served by Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division households.
Working adults head 854 households and make up 83 percent of households served by Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division.
There are 782 female-headed renter households living in Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division.
| Black | 504 |
| White | 484 |
| Hispanic | 31 |
There are 226 households headed by seniors served by the Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division. Senior households are 22% of households in Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division housing.
There are 318 persons with disabilities living in Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division.
Cedar Rapids Housing Services Division’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on October 14, 2019 and closed on October 14, 2019.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Takesha Powell says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource that provides a lot of helpful links to get low-income and affordable housing."