There are two waiting lists open now offered by Housing Authority of the City of Frederick.
Waiting List | Status |
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Housing Authority of the City of Frederick Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Moderate Rehabilitation | Open Until Further Notice |
Frederick, Maryland Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
Housing Authority of the City of Frederick offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Moderate Rehabilitation, Homeownership and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) programs in Frederick.
Go to the Maryland Section 8 Waiting Lists page or the Maryland Public Housing Waiting Lists page for more nearby housing applications.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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 the City of Frederick (HACF) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2015, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
The HACF has identified the following preferences:
For more information, visit the HACF website.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (301) 662-8173.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 08/26/2021.
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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 the City of Frederick (HACF) Moderate Rehabilitation Program waiting list for apartments at the Carriage House is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least February, 2021 until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, pick up an application at the HACF main office, located at 209 Madison St, Frederick, MD 21701.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HACF website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACF on February 4, 2021.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Frederick, Maryland.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (301) 662-8173.
Last Updated on 08/26/2021.
The Housing Authority of the City of Frederick (HACF) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from September 1, 2021, until September 30, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
This waiting list had the following preferences:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HACF website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACF public notice on August 26, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Frederick, Maryland.
Last Updated on 03/01/2022.
Website: https://www.hacfrederick.org/.
Phone: (301) 662-8173.
Open today from 8:00am to 4:30pm ET.
Day | Hours |
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Monday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Tuesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Wednesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Thursday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Friday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the City of Frederick manages 707 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 | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
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Vouchers | 548 | 19 | 1 | 68 | 25 | 46 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $943 | $645 | $494 | $950 | $1,334 | $978 |
Monthly Cost | $516,874 | $12,254 | $494 | $64,605 | $33,341 | $44,981 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 8% having issued approximately 85 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 7 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 63 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.5 persons and has a household income of $19,094 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 40% 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 55% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 52% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 20% 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.
47% of households included children, 7% of which had two adults in the household. 44% of households with children have a female head of household. 86% of all households were headed by a female.
64% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 58% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the City of Frederick Housing Choice Voucher program, 20% include at least one person with a disability. 37% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 66% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
26% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 33% with 2 bedrooms and 41% with 3 or more bedrooms. 21% 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 Housing Authority of the City of Frederick voucher holders in 2016 was $481 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,077. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $162.
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.