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Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, V waiting list is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from December 30, 2019 at 12:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Life Start Village is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from December 30, 2019 at 12:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Project-Based Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) waiting list for apartments at Westlake is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from January 21, 2020 at 7:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/28/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Hill Ave and 500 East is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from January 21, 2020 at 7:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/28/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Project-Based Voucher, Rental Assistance Demonstration Program (RAD) waiting list for apartments at Cyprus Park, Academy Park and Kearns Mountain View is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from April 30, 2020 at 12:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/24/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at Hunter Hollow is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list as of January, 2022, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by Housing Connect on January 25, 2022.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 03/18/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
Housing Connect waiting list for Public Housing 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments is currently open.
The Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list as of January, 2022, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by Housing Connect on January 25, 2022.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/02/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect waiting list for Public Housing 1-Bedroom apartments at Valley Fair Village is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list as of January, 2022, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by Housing Connect on January 25, 2022.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/18/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect Family Unification Voucher waiting list is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for this waiting list from December 30, 2019 at 7:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Housing Connect HARP and RESH waiting list is currently open.
Housing Connect is accepting applications for these waiting list from January 7, 2020 at 12:00 am MT, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Housing Connect application portal on January 26, 2022.
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (801) 284-4400.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
The Housing Connect Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 21, 2020, until March 31, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: This was a joint waiting list opening by the Housing Authority of Salt Lake City and Housing Connect (formerly the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake). Applicants could use the same online application portal to apply for each housing authority's waiting list.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Salt Lake Section 8 Centralized Waiting List online portal on June 15, 2021.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah.
Last Updated on 06/15/2021.
The Housing Connect waiting list for Public Housing 1-Bedroom apartments at County High Rise is 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by Housing Connect on January 25, 2022.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
The Housing Connect waiting list for Public Housing apartments at County High Rise is closed.
Housing Connect last accepted applications for this waiting list until October 30, 2020. 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 Housing Connect website.
Sources: This information was verified by Housing Connect on January 25, 2022.
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Salt Lake County, Utah. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 01/28/2022.
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Housing Connect provides affordable housing for up to 3,156 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, Housing Connect offers other programs for eligible households, including:
Low-income housing managed by Housing Connect is located in Salt Lake County, UT.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Connect manages 2,860 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
Standard | Family Unification | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
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Vouchers | 2,350 | 165 | 13 | 217 | 29 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $785 | $820 | $1,708 | $645 | $706 |
Monthly Cost | $1,845,166 | $135,241 | $22,210 | $139,954 | $20,486 |
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 160 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 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 61 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.5 persons and has a household income of $12,774 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 26% of households had wages as a major source of income, 3% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 61% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 53% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 19% 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.
46% of households included children, 11% of which had two adults in the household. 40% of households with children have a female head of household. 71% of all households were headed by a female.
36% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 12% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Connect Housing Choice Voucher program, 27% include at least one person with a disability. 48% 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.
37% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 28% with 3 or more bedrooms. 14% 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 Housing Connect voucher holders in 2016 was $334 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $761. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $119.
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.