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Sterling Heights Housing Commission
37500 Schoenherr Road
Sterling Heights,
Macomb County,
Michigan
48311
Sterling Heights Housing Commission is a Public Housing Agency in Sterling Heights, Michigan that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs.
Sterling Heights Housing Commission serves Sterling Heights.
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|---|
| Sterling Heights Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
| Public Housing | Closed |
Other Sterling Heights Housing Commission Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some upcoming waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, expect a long wait time (days or weeks) for a response.
Sterling Heights Housing Commission Website: http://www.sterling-heights.net/516/Housing-Commission.
Closed: Sterling Heights Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Sterling Heights Housing Commission (SHHC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. The waiting list was last open in June 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.In 2015, the waiting list was closed in a matter of minutes after opening.
To apply, pre-applications were available online only.
Please note: Vouchers were given to the first 200 applicants. When the SHHC opened the waiting list in 2012, it took only a couple of hours for the waiting list to fill. In 2015, the 200 slots were filled in 10 minutes. Traffic to our Sterling Heights, MI pages on Affordable Housing Online received nearly 12,000 visitors in one hour when the waiting list opened. We were monitoring the SHHC website and noticed almost immediately it was crashing every time we visited it. By 9:40 am EDT, users were submitting screenshots on our Facebook page showing the waiting list was closed.
For more information, call the SHHC office at (586) 264-6410.
Last Updated on 08/06/2015.
Closed: Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The Sterling Heights Housing Commission (SHHC) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications at this time.Last Updated on 08/06/2015.
About Sterling Heights Housing Commission
More information about Sterling Heights Housing Commission can be found on its website at http://www.sterling-heights.net/516/Housing-Commission.
Representatives of Sterling Heights Housing Commission may be available by phone at (586) 264-6410. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
HCV Portability Status
As of 05/26/2020, it is not known if Sterling Heights Housing Commission is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.
About the Sterling Heights Housing Commission Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Sterling Heights Housing Commission manages 39 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
| Standard | |
|---|---|
| Vouchers | 39 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $580 |
| Monthly Cost | $22,621 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Sterling Heights Housing Commission
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 11% having issued approximately 3 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 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 13 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $11,455 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 78% were extremely low income (ELI). 31% of households had wages as a major source of income, -1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 64% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 67% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 17% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 14% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 3% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
67% of households included children, 6% of which had two adults in the household. 64% of households with children have a female head of household. 94% of all households were headed by a female.
64% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 64% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Sterling Heights Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher program, 11% include at least one person with a disability. 19% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 60% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
17% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 31% with 2 bedrooms and 53% with 3 or more bedrooms. 25% 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 Sterling Heights Housing Commission voucher holders in 2016 was $324 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $626. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $158.
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.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Sterling Heights Housing Commission
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