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Open: Parker County, Texas Section 8 HCV

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Weatherford Housing Authority (WHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list is currently open. This waiting list is open indefinitely.

There are three ways to apply:

  1. Download and print the application online here. Click the link titled "WHA Section 8 Application."
  2. Pick up an application at the WHA office, located at 1125 West Oak Street, Weatherford, TX 76086, from 8:00 am until 12:30 pm; and 1:30 pm until 5:00 pm CT, Monday-Thursday.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the WHA office at the address above, from 8:00 am until 12:30 pm; and 1:30 pm until 5:00 pm, on Tuesdays only. The WHA does have a drop box, but applications are not accepted in the drop box. It must be delivered to a WHA representative.

This waiting list has the following preference: Residents of Parker County.

For more information, visit the WHA website, or call the office at (817) 596-0300, from 8:00 am until 12:30 pm; and 1:30 pm until 5:00 pm, Monday-Thursday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 8175960300.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/02/2018.

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About Weatherford Housing Authority

1125 West Oak Street, Weatherford, TX | Visit Website | (817) 596-0301

Weatherford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 518 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Weatherford Housing Authority is located in Parker County, TX.

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

About the Weatherford Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Weatherford Housing Authority manages 473 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Ported Out
Vouchers 468 5
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $582 $825
Monthly Cost $272,444 $4,127
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 16% having issued approximately 31 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 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 11 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 $13,534 per year. 99% of households were very low income (VLI) and 70% were extremely low income (ELI). 24% 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 73% 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, 41% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 20% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 34% 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.

40% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 37% of households with children have a female head of household. 81% of all households were headed by a female.

14% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 6% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Weatherford Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 30% include at least one person with a disability. 44% 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

38% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 39% with 2 bedrooms and 23% with 3 or more bedrooms. 20% 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 Weatherford Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $349 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,011. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $127.

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.