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Open: Multi-County, Texas Section 8 HCV

The Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority (DETCOG) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 1, 2023, until March 31, 2023.

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

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Families who live or work in the DETCOG Regional Housing Authority service area, including: Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity and Tyler Counties (Houston County does not include Houston, Texas nor any part of Harris County, Texas; Tyler County does not include Tyler, Texas nor any part of Smith County, Texas) (100 points)
  • Veterans and veterans' families (5 points)
  • Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking referred by a partnering service agency or consortia, or a religious organization (5 points)
  • Families whose head, co-head or spouse is disabled (5 points)

1,000 applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the DETCOG website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DETCOG public notice on February 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Angelina, Hardin, Houston, Jasper, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler County, Texas.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (936) 238-7771.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 03/01/2023.

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About Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority

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Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,975 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

In addition, Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher
  • Family Self-Sufficiency

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority is located in:

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

About the Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority manages 1,735 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 Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 1,419 19 5 67 73 145
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $574 $497 $427 $933 $427 $468
Monthly Cost $814,122 $9,442 $2,137 $62,537 $31,176 $67,812
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 9% having issued approximately 199 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 9 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 28 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.5 persons and has a household income of $12,604 per year. 91% of households were very low income (VLI) and 63% were extremely low income (ELI). 30% of households had wages as a major source of income, 0% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

6% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 58% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 18% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 18% 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.

57% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 56% of households with children have a female head of household. 87% of all households were headed by a female.

82% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 77% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 23% include at least one person with a disability. 34% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 84% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

14% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 50% with 3 or more bedrooms. 32% 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 Deep East Texas Regional Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $301 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $526. 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.