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Open: Lake City 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Lake City Housing Authority (LCHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November 2019, until further notice.

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

There are no preferences.

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

For more information, visit the LCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the LCHA on April 5, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Lake City, South Carolina. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (843) 374-3541.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 12/17/2021.

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Closed: Lake City, South Carolina Section 8 HCV

The Lake City Housing Authority (LCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

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

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • Involuntarily displaced

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

For more information, visit the LCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LCHA on January 21, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Lake City, South Carolina.

Last Updated on 01/21/2022.

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About Lake City Housing Authority

398 North Matthews Road, Lake City, SC | Visit Website | (843) 374-3541

Lake City Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 311 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 Lake City Housing Authority is located in Lake City, SC.

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

Office Hours

Open today from 7:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 6:30am-4:00pm
Tuesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 7:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 7:00am-5:00pm
Friday 7:00am-5:00pm

About the Lake City Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Lake City Housing Authority manages 226 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
Vouchers 223 3
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $510 $479
Monthly Cost $113,836 $1,437
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 15% having issued approximately 14 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 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 41 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 3.1 persons and has a household income of $12,626 per year. 91% of households were very low income (VLI) and 61% were extremely low income (ELI). 44% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 55% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

0% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 76% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 13% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 11% 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.

73% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 72% of households with children have a female head of household. 98% of all households were headed by a female.

99% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 99% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Lake City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 12% include at least one person with a disability. 18% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 70% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

8% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 27% with 2 bedrooms and 65% with 3 or more bedrooms. 11% 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 Lake City Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $285 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $553. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $178.

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.