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South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3

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Open: South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 South Carolina Regional Housing Authority #3 (SCRHA3) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.

To apply, complete the online application here.

The following documentation is required when submitting the application: Name, Social Security cards, income and date of birth for all household members.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Employed 20+ hours, enrolled in job training program, or attending school full time (elderly and disabled households whose heads of household or spouse is unable to work or enrolled in the Family Independence Program qualify for these preferences); involuntarily displaced by natural disaster or government action; living in substandard housing; paying more than 50% of income for rent and utilities (rent burdened).

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

For more information, visit the SCRHA3 website, or call the office at (803) 259-3588.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 8032593588.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 01/03/2018.

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Closed: Multi-County, South Carolina Section 8 HCV

The South Carolina Regional Housing Authority #3 (SCRHA3) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one week in January 2018. 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: Involuntarily displaced (homeless), living in substandard housing, rent burdened (paying more than 50% of income for rent and utilities). It is not known if only homeless persons qualified for the involuntarily displaced preference.

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

For more information, visit the SCRHA3 website, or call the office at (803) 259-3588.

Last Updated on 01/14/2018.

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About South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3

10938 Ellenton Street, Barnwell, SC | Visit Website | (803) 259-3588

South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 provides affordable housing for up to 1,348 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 South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 is located in:

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

About the South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 manages 471 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 Ported Out
Vouchers 461 2 6
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $623 $407 $1,149
Monthly Cost $287,125 $814 $6,895
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 14% having issued approximately 35 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 61 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $11,708 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 69% were extremely low income (ELI). 35% 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 64% 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, 64% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 12% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

63% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 61% of households with children have a female head of household. 95% of all households were headed by a female.

91% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 90% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 Housing Choice Voucher program, 15% include at least one person with a disability. 30% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 85% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

5% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 31% with 2 bedrooms and 64% with 3 or more bedrooms. 35% 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 South Carolina Regional Housing Authority No. 3 voucher holders in 2016 was $302 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $648. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $221.

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.