There are two waiting lists open now offered by Housing Authority of Lincoln County.
Waiting List | Status |
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Housing Authority of Lincoln County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Housing Authority of Lincoln County Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Housing Authority of Lincoln County offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs in Lincoln County.
Go to the Oregon Section 8 Waiting Lists page or the Oregon Public Housing Waiting Lists page for more nearby housing applications.Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Authority of Lincoln County (Oregon) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list is currently open and accepting applications.
More details about the housing authority's Section 8 program can be found here: http://www.halc.info/hud_voucher.htm.
You may download the application here: http://www.halc.info/pdfs/HCV-Pre-Application.pdf.
It should be printed out, completed and returned to the housing authority at: P.O. Box 1470, 1039 NW Nye Street, Newport, OR 97365.
The waiting list is ranked in date/time order of receipt of an application.
The Housing Authority of Lincoln County advises on their website that you should keep them updated with your current contact information as they only contact you by mail when assistance is available.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5412655326.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 07/17/2017.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Lincoln County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5412655326.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 05/22/2015.
Website: http://www.halc.info/index.html.
Phone: (541) 265-5326.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Lincoln County manages 491 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | |
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Vouchers | 465 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $534 | $703 | $899 | $642 |
Monthly Cost | $248,467 | $5,623 | $8,989 | $5,137 |
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 44 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 4 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.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.8 persons and has a household income of $13,241 per year. 90% of households were very low income (VLI) and 58% were extremely low income (ELI). 20% of households had wages as a major source of income, 4% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 74% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 37% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 36% 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.
31% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 28% of households with children have a female head of household. 74% of all households were headed by a female.
7% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 1% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Lincoln County Housing Choice Voucher program, 35% include at least one person with a disability. 55% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 62% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
39% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 44% with 2 bedrooms and 17% with 3 or more bedrooms. 25% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of Lincoln County voucher holders in 2016 was $341 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $576. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $105.
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.