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The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) is accepting Housing Tax Credit waiting list applications for multiple properties from May 1, 2023 at 9:00 am, until May 31, 2023 at 4:00 pm ET.
This waiting list is for the following properties:
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
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 SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on April 14, 2023.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (864) 598-6000.
Last Updated on 05/01/2023.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Tenant Based Rental Assistance, Limited waiting list is currently open.
The SHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from December 30, 2021, at 4:00 pm EDT.
Please note: According to the SHA public notice, this waiting list is only open " for Working Families
To apply during the opening period, Complete an application at the SHA office, located at 170 Arch Street, Spartanburg SC 29303.
This waiting list has a preference for working families.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on the SHA website page on August 24, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 864-598-6000.
Last Updated on 12/09/2022.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted by appointment only from May 17, 2021, until an unconfirmed close date. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the SHA, this waiting list is only open "for Working Families." The public notice states:
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to call SHA.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA Facebook Page on May 17, 2021, and updated on July 15, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Unincorporated areas of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. Areas in city limits are excluded..
Last Updated on 07/15/2022.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 14, 2022, until December 14, 2022. 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:
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 SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on October 28, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 05/14/2023.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Tobias Booker Hartwell Apartments is closed.
The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from September 21, 2022, until October 5, 2022. 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.
There were no preferences.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the SHA and the SHA public notice on September 13, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Spantanburg County, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 02/08/2023.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Victoria Gardens Apartments waiting list is currently closed. Applications for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-Bedroom Site-Based Public Housing units were last accepted from September 9, 2019, until September 30, 2019.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Last Updated on 09/30/2019.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Prince Hall, Camp Croft Courts, and Archibald Rutledge is closed.
The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from December 19, 2022, until January 6, 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA notice on December 15, 2022.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Spantanburg, South Carolina. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 04/12/2023.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) waiting list for apartments at Parkside at Drayton Senior Apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 15, 2020, until August 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: Applicants must be age 62 or older to apply.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA, as of June 9, 2020.
This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 08/31/2020.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list for 500 Northside Station apartments is closed.
The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 15, 2021, until November 15, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
According to SHA, "Applicants must meet the South Carolina Mental Health Referral Admission Preference to apply."
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Preferences have not yet 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 public notice on August 5, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 08/22/2022.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Louvenia D. Barksdale is closed.
SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 1, 2022, until February 18, 2022. 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on August 4, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Spantanburg, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 08/09/2022.
The Spartanburg Housing Authority (SHA) waiting list for Efficiency and 1-Bedroom apartments at Archibald Village is closed.
The SHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from July 11, 2022, until July 22, 2022. 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA on July 21, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Spantanburg, South Carolina.
Last Updated on 07/22/2022.
201 Caulder Avenue, Spartanburg, SC | Visit Website | (864) 598-6000
Spartanburg Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,194 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, Spartanburg Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:
Low-income housing managed by Spartanburg Housing Authority is located in Spartanburg County, SC.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
Closed on Fridays
Day | Hours |
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Monday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
Tuesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
Wednesday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
Thursday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
Friday | 8:30am-5:00pm |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Spartanburg Housing Authority manages 2,123 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 | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vouchers | 1,692 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $545 | $420 | $508 | $859 | $424 |
Monthly Cost | $922,337 | $11,761 | $6,606 | $8,590 | $1,697 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 24% having issued approximately 86 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 5 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 2.4 persons and has a household income of $12,304 per year. 89% of households were very low income (VLI) and 59% were extremely low income (ELI). 32% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% 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.
6% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 58% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 17% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 19% 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.
56% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 55% of households with children have a female head of household. 91% of all households were headed by a female.
86% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 84% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Spartanburg Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 28% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 87% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
18% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 41% with 2 bedrooms and 41% with 3 or more bedrooms. 24% 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 Spartanburg Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $321 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $570. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $160.
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.