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Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII

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Closed: Multi-County, Mississippi Section 8 HCV

The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII (MRHA VIII) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The MRHA VIII last accepted applications for one day on February 17, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application here.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the MRHA VIII website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MRHA on February 17, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Covington, Forrest, George, Greene, Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Stone, and Wayne County Mississippi.

Last Updated on 02/17/2022.

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Closed: North Park Estates Phase I Public Housing and Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII (MRHA VIII) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher and Public Housing waiting list for apartments at North Park Estates Phase I is closed.

The MRHA VIII last accepted applications for this waiting list for one day on February 17, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to pick up an application from the MRHA VIII offices.

Once the application was completed, it was dropped off at the Good Deeds Community Center.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the MRHA VIII website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MRHA VIII public notice on February 17, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Gulfport, Mississippi.

Last Updated on 02/22/2022.

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About Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII

10430 Three Rivers Road, Gulfport, MS | Visit Website | (228) 831-2992

Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII provides affordable housing for up to 8,214 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

In addition, Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII is located in:

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII manages 7,717 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 Tenant Protection Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 6,547 57 84 71 119
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $618 $473 $434 $1,075 $447
Monthly Cost $4,045,763 $26,987 $36,448 $76,328 $53,161
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 9% having issued approximately 867 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 10 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 17 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 $11,508 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 67% were extremely low income (ELI). 33% 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

2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 66% 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, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

60% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 58% of households with children have a female head of household. 88% of all households were headed by a female.

83% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 80% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII Housing Choice Voucher program, 15% include at least one person with a disability. 28% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 67% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

10% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 33% with 2 bedrooms and 57% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% 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 Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII voucher holders in 2016 was $280 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $658. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $168.

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.