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Housing Authority of Washington County
111 Northeast Lincoln Street
Hillsboro,
Washington County,
Oregon
97124
Housing Authority of Washington County is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Family Self-Sufficiency, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), and Mainstream Voucher programs.
Housing Authority of Washington County offers Project-Based Voucher Housing, Public Housing and Section 8 Housing rental assistance in Washington County.
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|---|
| Washington County, Oregon Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
| The Viewfinder and The Mary Ann Project-Based Voucher | Closed |
| Housing Authority of Washington County Public Housing | Closed |
Other Housing Authority of Washington County Waiting Lists
Closed: Washington County, Oregon Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Housing Authority of Washington County (HAWC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from July 26, 2021 until August 4, 2021. 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.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Terminated HCV Family due to Insufficient Program Funding
- Administrative Preference
- Mainstream Voucher Eligible Families that are Homeless, At Risk of Homelessness, Transitioning from Institutional/Segregated Settings, or At Risk of Institutionalization (limited to the number of Mainstream Program Vouchers allocated to the PHA)\
- Homeless
- Elderly or Disabled on a Fixed Income or No Income
- Victim of Domestic Violence
2,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HAWC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HAWC public notice on July 16, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Washington County, Oregon.
Last Updated on 01/23/2022.
Closed: The Viewfinder and The Mary Ann Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
The Housing Authority of Washington County (HAWC) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at the The Viewfinder and The Mary Ann is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from July 7, 2021, until July 20, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
- The Viewfinder offers 1 and 2-bedroom units.
- The Mary Ann offers 1, 2, and 3-bedroom units.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
- Complete the online application.
- Pick up the paper application from the HAWC lobby.
Once the application was completed, it was returned to the HAWC.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Extremely Low-Income households (at or below 30% of the Area Median Income, currently $20,300 for a 1-person household)
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HAWC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HAWC public notice on July 19, 2021.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Washington County, Oregon.
Last Updated on 03/10/2022.
Closed: Public Housing Waiting List
The Housing Authority of Washington County (HAWC) waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 10, 2020, until February 24, 2020. 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.
The maximum income limit for each household size were as follows:
- 1 Person $30,800 | 5 People $47,500
- 2 People $35,200 | 6 People $51,000
- 3 People $39,600 | 7 People $54,500
- 4 People $43,950 | 8 People $58,050
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
1,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences. 500 applicants were each placed on the 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom waiting lists.
For more information, visit the HAWC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HAWC public notice, and website, as of February 3, 2020.
Last Updated on 08/09/2020.
About Housing Authority of Washington County
More information about Housing Authority of Washington County can be found on its website at https://www.co.washington.or.us/Housing/index.cfm.
Representatives of Housing Authority of Washington County may be available by phone at (503) 846-4794. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
How To Check Your Waiting List Status
You can check your waiting list status online at http://www.waitlistcheck.com/.
You can check your waiting list status by phone by calling (855) 868-6507.
Office Hours
| Day | Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
HCV Portability Status
As of 08/13/2022, it is not known if Housing Authority of Washington County is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.
About the Housing Authority of Washington County Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Washington County manages 2,614 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 | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 2,343 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 108 | 140 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $933 | $1,545 | $1,036 | $1,109 | $974 | $808 |
| Monthly Cost | $2,186,461 | $6,179 | $1,036 | $15,520 | $105,165 | $113,185 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Housing Authority of Washington County
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 302 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 9 years and 3 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 68 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.3 persons and has a household income of $14,335 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% were extremely low income (ELI). 25% 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 65% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 47% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 28% 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.
37% of households included children, 9% of which had two adults in the household. 31% of households with children have a female head of household. 72% of all households were headed by a female.
33% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 12% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Washington County Housing Choice Voucher program, 29% include at least one person with a disability. 50% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 72% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
35% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 38% with 2 bedrooms and 27% with 3 or more bedrooms. 18% 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 Housing Authority of Washington County voucher holders in 2016 was $369 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $810. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $114.
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.
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