There is one waiting list open now offered by Island County Housing Authority.
Waiting List | Status |
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Island County Housing Authority Public Housing | Open Until Further Notice |
Island County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher | Closed |
Island County Housing Authority offers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs in Island County.
Go to the Washington Section 8 Waiting Lists page or the Washington Public Housing Waiting Lists page for more nearby housing applications.Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Island County Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (360)678-4181.
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 05/22/2015.
Applications were available at the following locations:
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If an application was received prior or after the April 1 - May 31 deadline, it was not accepted. Incomplete applications were not accepted, so please read the cover letter. A lottery will be done each week when the housing authority receives its Thursday mail; those people chosen will be put on the waiting list. Faxed applications were not accepted. Applications were mailed or dropped off to the ICHA office. Mailing Address: Housing Authority Office 7 NW Sixth Street Coupeville, WA 98239 | |
There were no preferences. |
Last Updated on 07/20/2015.
Website: https://www.islandcounty.net/humanservices/HomelessHousing.asp.
Phone: (360) 678-4181.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Island County Housing Authority manages 205 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 | |
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Vouchers | 144 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 13 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $685 | $1,140 | $407 | $1,529 | $614 | $740 |
Monthly Cost | $98,685 | $7,981 | $813 | $18,345 | $16,578 | $9,621 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 7% having issued approximately 30 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 10 years and 3 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 35 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.8 persons and has a household income of $15,105 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 69% were extremely low income (ELI). 28% 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 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 44% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 29% 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.
30% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 27% of households with children have a female head of household. 79% of all households were headed by a female.
17% 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 Island County Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 37% include at least one person with a disability. 57% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 67% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
19% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 51% with 2 bedrooms and 30% with 3 or more bedrooms. 44% 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 Island County Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $389 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $735. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $172.
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.