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Open: Salem 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Salem Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled households.

To apply, complete the online application here.

There are no preferences.

Selected applicants will be placed by date and time the application is received.

For more information, visit the SHA website, or call the office at (503) 588-6368.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 5035886368.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/19/2018.

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Closed: Salem and Keizer, Oregon Section 8 HCV

The Salem Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 6, 2023, until May 21, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $27,700 | 5 Persons $42,750
  • 2 Persons $31,650 | 6 Persons $45,900
  • 3 Persons $35,600 | 7 Person $49,050
  • 4 Persons $39,550 | 8 Persons $52,250

Preferences have not been confirmed.

5,000 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on April 18, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Salem and Keizer, Oregon.

Last Updated on 05/22/2023.

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Closed: Multifamily Project-Based Rental Assistance, 3-Bedroom, Salem Housing Preservation 4 and 9 Low-Income

The Salem Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Multifamily Project Based Rental Assistance program waiting list applications for 3-bedroom apartments at Salem Housing Preservation 4 and Salem Housing Preservation 9 from April 17, 2023, until May 31, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

This waiting list was for the following properties:

  • Salem Housing Preservation 4- Includes Northgate Village and Livingston Village, both in NE Salem, 3-Bedroom Units.
  • Salem Housing Preservation 9- Includes Meadowlark Village in SE Salem and Brush College Village in NW Salem, 3-Bedroom Units.

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

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 3 Persons $42,720 | 6 Persons $55,080
  • 4 Persons $47,460 | 7 Person $58,860
  • 5 Person $51,300

Preferences have not been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the SHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SHA website on April 18, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Salem and Keizer, Oregon.

Last Updated on 06/01/2023.

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About Salem Housing Authority

360 Church Street Southeast, Salem, OR | Visit Website | (503) 588-6368

Salem Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,331 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 Salem Housing Authority is located in Keizer, OR and Salem, OR.

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

About the Salem Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Salem Housing Authority manages 2,706 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
Vouchers 2,305 1 108 14 125 72 75
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $625 $1,090 $770 $626 $1,078 $555 $578
Monthly Cost $1,441,012 $1,090 $83,196 $8,758 $134,785 $39,983 $43,380
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 8% having issued approximately 352 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 2 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 21 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 $13,529 per year. 92% of households were very low income (VLI) and 64% were extremely low income (ELI). 26% of households had wages as a major source of income, 11% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 62% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 52% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 23% 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.

46% of households included children, 8% of which had two adults in the household. 41% of households with children have a female head of household. 78% of all households were headed by a female.

27% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 5% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Salem Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 24% include at least one person with a disability. 42% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 63% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

30% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 44% with 2 bedrooms and 25% with 3 or more bedrooms. 17% 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 Salem Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $334 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $633. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $94.

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.