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Open: Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

There are two ways to apply:

1. Visit the SMHA office in person to pick up an application, located at 706 North Wagner Ave., Sidney, Ohio 45365, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.

2. Download application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above on Thursdays only, between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. Be sure to bring these original documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The SMHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster, enrolled in an educational or job training program, victim of domestic violence, live and/or work in Shelby County, family whose children were placed in foster care pending location of decent housing, or homeless and disabled.

More information can be found by visiting the SMHA website at http://www.shelbymha.org/, or by calling 937-498-9898 during normal office hours.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 9374989898.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 09/20/2018.

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Open: Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.

The SMHA offers five public housing communities for families and senior/disabled individuals, located throughout Shelby County.

There are two ways to apply:
1. Visit the SMHA to pick up an application, located at 706 North Wagner Ave., Sidney, Ohio 45365, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.
2. Download the application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above on Thursdays only between the hours of 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. 

Be sure to bring these original documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.

The SMHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster, enrolled in an educational or job training program, victim of domestic violence, live and/or work in Shelby County, family whose children were placed in foster care pending location of decent housing, or homeless and disabled.

More information can be found by visiting the SMHA website at http://www.shelbymha.org/, or by calling 937-498-9898 during normal office hours.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 9374989898.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/04/2015.

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About Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority

706 North Wagner Avenue, Sidney, OH | Visit Website | (937) 498-9898

Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 406 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority is located in Shelby County, OH.

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

About the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority manages 226 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard VASH
Vouchers 216 10
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $331 $368
Monthly Cost $71,586 $3,683
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 21% having issued approximately 11 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 4 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 16 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.9 persons and has a household income of $13,105 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 71% 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 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

7% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 44% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 26% 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.

34% of households included children, 9% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 70% of all households were headed by a female.

11% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 10% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 31% include at least one person with a disability. 49% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 70% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

37% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 39% with 2 bedrooms and 23% 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 Shelby Metropolitan Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $327 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $457. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $190.

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.