This housing agency serves Hennepin County and Ramsey County, Minnesota.
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Closed: Hennepin and Ramsey County, Minnesota Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Hennepin and Ramsey County, Minnesota.
Mental Health Resources (MHR) last accepted Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 21, 2024, until May 23, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: Mental Health Resources covers the Counties of Hennepin and Ramsey, MN for persons living with mental illness, chemical dependency and other disabilities.
According to MHR, "In order to qualify for assistance, the family's head of household or spouse must qualify as disabled and must earn at or less than $45, 500 (single) - $62,100 (family of four)."
The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:
This waiting list had the following preferences: Living or working in Ramsey, Hennepin or Dakota County.
1,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
For more information, visit the MHR website.
Sources: This information was verified by the MHR Section 8 page on May 7, 2024.
Mental Health Resources provides affordable housing for up to 147 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
762 Transfer Road, Saint Paul, MN
Visit Website — (651) 659-2900Mental Health Resources serves 164 low-income households. The agency manages 213 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 89 percent of households served by Mental Health Resources. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 99 percent of Mental Health Resources households.
Working adults head 16 households and make up 10 percent of households served by Mental Health Resources.
There are 100 female-headed renter households living in Mental Health Resources housing. Households headed by females are 61% of those served by the Mental Health Resources.
Black | 80 |
Native American | 3 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
White | 74 |
Hispanic | 5 |
There are 44 households headed by seniors served by the Mental Health Resources. Senior households are 27% of households in Mental Health Resources housing.
There are 111 persons with disabilities living in Mental Health Resources housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 68% of households served by the Mental Health Resources.
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Having some marks on your rental history will not disqualify you from federal housing, but be prepared to explain situations like an eviction.Kathy Bleser says:
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