There are three waiting lists open now offered by Northwest Oregon Housing Authority.
Waiting List | Status |
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Columbia, Clatsop and Tillamook County, Oregon, Limited Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Champion Park Apartments Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Broadleaf Arbor Section 8 Project-Based Voucher | Open Until Further Notice |
Northwest Oregon Housing Authority offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Homeownership Voucher and Family Self-Sufficiency programs in Clatsop County, Columbia County and Tillamook 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NOHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open on a limited basis. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2019, until further notice.
Please note: The NOHA website states that it is only accepting applications "for elderly, disabled, and homeless households only."
To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online here. Select the "Waiting List Application" link under the "Section 8" section.
Once the application has been completed, it must be:
This waiting list has the following preferences: Elderly, disabled, homeless.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NOHA website.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (503) 861-0119.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 10/08/2019.
The Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NOHA) Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Champion Park is currently open.
The NOHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from November 1, 2022, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NOHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NOHA notice on January 26, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Tillamook, Oregon.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (503) 861-0119.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 01/31/2023.
The Northwest Oregon Housing Authority (NOHA) Project Based Voucher waiting list for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Broadleaf Arbor is currently open.
The NOHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from November 1, 2022, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NOHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NOHA notice on January 26, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in St. Helens, Oregon.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (503) 861-0119.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 02/06/2023.
Website: http://www.nwoha.org/.
Phone: (503) 861-0119.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Northwest Oregon Housing Authority manages 1,013 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 | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
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Vouchers | 791 | 8 | 55 | 6 | 32 | 62 | 53 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $651 | $600 | $927 | $656 | $745 | $517 | $551 |
Monthly Cost | $514,754 | $4,798 | $51,004 | $3,936 | $23,855 | $32,044 | $29,181 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 14% having issued approximately 72 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 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 30 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.9 persons and has a household income of $12,541 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 70% 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 70% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 39% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 29% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 31% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
30% of households included children, 7% of which had two adults in the household. 26% of households with children have a female head of household. 74% of all households were headed by a female.
6% 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 Northwest Oregon Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 34% include at least one person with a disability. 56% 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.
35% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 46% with 2 bedrooms and 20% with 3 or more bedrooms. 28% 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 Northwest Oregon Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $320 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $591. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $99.
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.