Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs. As of June 24th, 2022, Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority serves Anoka County, Carver County, Dakota County, Hennepin County, Ramsey County, Scott County and Washington County.
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Multi-County, Minnesota Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MCHRA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington County is currently open.
The MCHRA will accept applications for this waiting list from June 22, 2022 at 9:00 am, until June 28, 2022 at 12:00 pm CT.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Please note: According to the MCHRA public notice, "The Metro HRA will award 95% of waiting list placements to applicants who live, work, or attend school full-time in the seven-county, Twin Cities metro area (Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott, and Washington counties). The remaining 5% of waiting list placements will be awarded to any other applicants."
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
2,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
For more information, visit the MCHRA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the MCHRA public notice on June 16, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington County, Minnesota.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (651) 602-1000.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 06/22/2022.
About Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority
More information about Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority can be found on its website at http://www.metrocouncil.org/Housing.aspx.
Representatives of Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority may be available by phone at (651) 602-1428. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
About the Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority manages 6,490 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of September 30th, 2021:
|
Standard | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
Vouchers |
5,518 | 44 | 93 | 377 | 140 | 169 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$897 | $943 | $783 | $1,393 | $677 | $720 |
Monthly Cost |
$4,952,002 | $41,506 | $72,844 | $525,137 | $94,794 | $121,747 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority
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 6% having issued approximately 1,125 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 5 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 18 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.9 persons and has a household income of $16,685 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 75% were extremely low income (ELI). 39% of households had wages as a major source of income, 6% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 53% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 59% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 18% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 2% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
54% of households included children, 11% of which had two adults in the household. 49% of households with children have a female head of household. 84% of all households were headed by a female.
67% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 62% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 36% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 75% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
32% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 34% with 2 bedrooms and 34% with 3 or more bedrooms. 10% 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 Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $429 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $791. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $97.
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.
Low Income Housing Managed by Metropolitan Council Housing and Redevelopment Authority
7451 147th Ci NW
Ramsey, Minnesota