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Open: Tioga County, Pennsylvania Section 8 HCV

The Tioga County Housing Authority (TCHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 1, 2023 at 12:00 pm ET, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Local preferences
    • Live, work, or have been hired to work in Tioga County or who are attending school in Tioga County.
  • Involuntary displaced person/families.
    • Includes displaced because of fires, disasters, government action and victims of actual or threatened physical violence (applicant does not have to move out to qualify.
  • Nursing Home Transition
    • Provides preference consideration for Area Agency on Aging clients who are temporarily housed in nursing homes facility and no longer require nursing home care.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the TCHA website.

Sources: This information is verified by the TCHA notice on April 25, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (570) 638-2151.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/01/2023.

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About Tioga County Housing Authority

112 Dorsett Heights, Mansfield, PA | Visit Website | (570) 638-2151

Tioga County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 671 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 Tioga County Housing Authority is located in Bradford County, PA and Tioga County, PA.

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

About the Tioga County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Tioga County Housing Authority manages 154 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
Vouchers 152 2
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $309 $766
Monthly Cost $47,026 $1,532
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 1% having issued approximately 167 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 6 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 9 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2 persons and has a household income of $13,033 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 60% 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 75% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 46% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% 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.

32% of households included children, 6% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 74% of all households were headed by a female.

5% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 3% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Tioga County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 31% include at least one person with a disability. 59% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 42% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

53% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 26% with 2 bedrooms and 21% with 3 or more bedrooms. 10% 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 Tioga County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $310 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $411. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $97.

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.