Analysis by Lorena Bentley
Last Updated: July, 26th 2024
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Allen, Anderson, Ballard, Barren, Bath, Bracken, Breathitt, Bullitt, Butler, Caldwell, Calloway, Carlisle, Carroll, Carter, Christian, Clark, Clay, Crittenden, Daviess, Edmonson, Elliott, Estill, Fleming, Fulton, Gallatin, Garrard, Grant, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, Henry, Hickman, Hopkins, Jackson, Jessamine, Knott, Larue, Lawrence, Lee, Leslie, Letcher, Lewis, Lincoln, Livingston, Logan, Lyon, Magoffin, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Martin, McCreary, McLean, Meade, Menifee, Metcalfe, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Muhlenberg, Nicholas, Ohio, Oldham, Owen, Owsley, Perry, Powell, Pulaski, Robertson, Rockcastle, Rowan, Russell, Shelby, Simpson, Spencer, Todd, Trigg, Trimble, Union, Warren, Wayne, Webster, Wolfe, and Woodford County; excluding the Cities of Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Lebanon, Madisonville, Maysville, and Owensboro, Kentucky.
The Kentucky Housing Corporation (KHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from July 22, 2024, until July 26, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
Preferences
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selection Process
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
Application Method
To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
For more information, visit the KHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the KHA public notice on July 11, 2024.
Kentucky Regional has preferences for: Preferences Unconfirmed. Preferences are not required but Section 8 Voucher applicants that meet these criteria will be moved up the waiting list.
Kentucky Regional Section 8 Voucher Waiting List is managed by Kentucky Housing Corporation.
Kentucky Housing Corporation provides affordable housing for up to 5,775 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
This housing agency serves Allen County, Anderson County, Ballard County, Barren County, Bath County, Bracken County, Breathitt County, Breckinridge County, Bullitt County, Butler County, Caldwell County, Calloway County, Carlisle County, Carroll County, Carter County, Christian County, Clark County, Clay County, Crittenden County, Daviess County, Edmonson County, Elliott County, Estill County, Fleming County, Fulton County, Gallatin County, Garrard County, Grant County, Grayson County, Hancock County, Hardin County, Hart County, Henry County, Hickman County, Hopkins County, Jackson County, Jessamine County, Knott County, Larue County, Lawrence County, Lee County, Leslie County, Letcher County, Lewis County, Lincoln County, Livingston County, Logan County, Lyon County, Magoffin County, Marion County, Marshall County, Martin County, Mason County, McCreary County, McLean County, Meade County, Menifee County, Mercer County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Muhlenberg County, Nicholas County, Ohio County, Oldham County, Owen County, Owsley County, Perry County, Powell County, Pulaski County, Robertson County, Rockcastle County, Rowan County, Russell County, Shelby County, Simpson County, Spencer County, Todd County, Trigg County, Trimble County, Union County, Warren County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wolfe County, Woodford County, Kentucky. Service does not extend to Adair County, Service does not extend to Bell County, Service does not extend to Boone County, Service does not extend to Bourbon County, Service does not extend to Boyd County, Service does not extend to Boyle County, Service does not extend to Breckinridge County, Service does not extend to Campbell County, Service does not extend to Casey County, Service does not extend to Clinton County, Service does not extend to Cumberland County, Service does not extend to Fayette County, Service does not extend to Floyd County, Service does not extend to Franklin County, Service does not extend to Graves County, Service does not extend to Green County, Service does not extend to Greenup County, Service does not extend to Harlan County, Service does not extend to Harrison County, Service does not extend to Henderson County, Service does not extend to Jefferson County, Service does not extend to Johnson County, Service does not extend to Kenton County, Service does not extend to Knox County, Service does not extend to Laurel County, Service does not extend to Madison County, Service does not extend to McCracken County, Service does not extend to Mercer County, Service does not extend to Nelson County, Service does not extend to Pendleton County, Service does not extend to Pike County, Service does not extend to Scott County, Service does not extend to Taylor County, Service does not extend to Albany, Service does not extend to Alexandria, Service does not extend to Allen, Service does not extend to Anchorage, Service does not extend to Artemus, Service does not extend to Ashland, Service does not extend to Audubon Park, Service does not extend to Auxier, Service does not extend to Bancroft, Service does not extend to Barbourmeade, Service does not extend to Barbourville, Service does not extend to Bardstown, Service does not extend to Beechwood Village, Service does not extend to Bellefonte, Service does not extend to Bellemeade, Service does not extend to Belleview, Service does not extend to Bellevue, Service does not extend to Bellewood, Service does not extend to Benham, Service does not extend to Berea, Service does not extend to Berry, Service does not extend to Betsy Layne, Service does not extend to Bloomfield, Service does not extend to Blue Ridge Manor, Service does not extend to Boston, Service does not extend to Bowling Green, Service does not extend to Briarwood, Service does not extend to Broeck Pointe, Service does not extend to Bromley, Service does not extend to Brownsboro Farm, Service does not extend to Brownsboro Village, Service does not extend to Burgin, Service does not extend to Burkesville, Service does not extend to Burlington, Service does not extend to Butler, Service does not extend to California, Service does not extend to Cambridge, Service does not extend to Campbellsville, Service does not extend to Cannonsburg, Service does not extend to Catlettsburg, Service does not extend to Cawood, Service does not extend to Chaplin, Service does not extend to Claryville, Service does not extend to Cloverport, Service does not extend to Coal Run Village, Service does not extend to Cold Spring, Service does not extend to Coldiron, Service does not extend to Coldstream, Service does not extend to Columbia, Service does not extend to Corbin, Service does not extend to Corydon, Service does not extend to Covington, Service does not extend to Creekside, Service does not extend to Crescent Springs, Service does not extend to Crestview, Service does not extend to Crestview Hills, Service does not extend to Crossgate, Service does not extend to Cumberland, Service does not extend to Cynthiana, Service does not extend to Danville, Service does not extend to Dayton, Service does not extend to Douglass Hills, Service does not extend to Druid Hills, Service does not extend to Dwale, Service does not extend to East Bernstadt, Service does not extend to Edgewood, Service does not extend to Elkhorn City, Service does not extend to Elsmere, Service does not extend to Erlanger, Service does not extend to Evarts, Service does not extend to Fairfield, Service does not extend to Fairview, Service does not extend to Falmouth, Service does not extend to Fancy Farm, Service does not extend to Farley, Service does not extend to Farmington, Service does not extend to Fincastle, Service does not extend to Flat Lick, Service does not extend to Flatwoods, Service does not extend to Florence, Service does not extend to Forest Hills, Service does not extend to Fort Mitchell, Service does not extend to Fort Thomas, Service does not extend to Fort Wright, Service does not extend to Francisville, Service does not extend to Frankfort, Service does not extend to Freeburn, Service does not extend to Georgetown, Service does not extend to Glenview, Service does not extend to Glenview Hills, Service does not extend to Glenview Manor, Service does not extend to Goose Creek, Service does not extend to Graymoor Devondale, Service does not extend to Graymoor-Devondale, Service does not extend to Green Spring, Service does not extend to Greensburg, Service does not extend to Greenup, Service does not extend to Hardinsburg, Service does not extend to Harlan, Service does not extend to Harrodsburg, Service does not extend to Hebron, Service does not extend to Henderson, Service does not extend to Hendron, Service does not extend to Heritage Creek, Service does not extend to Hickory Hill, Service does not extend to Highland Heights, Service does not extend to Hills and Dales, Service does not extend to Hollow Creek, Service does not extend to Hollyvilla, Service does not extend to Hopkinsville, Service does not extend to Houston Acres, Service does not extend to Hurstbourne, Service does not extend to Hurstbourne Acres, Service does not extend to Independence, Service does not extend to Indian Hills, Service does not extend to Irvington, Service does not extend to Jeffersontown, Service does not extend to Junction City, Service does not extend to Kenton Vale, Service does not extend to Kenvir, Service does not extend to Kingsley, Service does not extend to Lakeside Park, Service does not extend to Langdon Place, Service does not extend to Lebanon, Service does not extend to Lexington, Service does not extend to Liberty, Service does not extend to Lincolnshire, Service does not extend to London, Service does not extend to Louisville, Service does not extend to Louisville/Jefferson County metro government (balance), Service does not extend to Lowes, Service does not extend to Loyall, Service does not extend to Ludlow, Service does not extend to Lynch, Service does not extend to Lyndon, Service does not extend to Lynnview, Service does not extend to Madisonville, Service does not extend to Manor Creek, Service does not extend to Marrowbone, Service does not extend to Martin, Service does not extend to Maryhill Estates, Service does not extend to Massac, Service does not extend to Mayfield, Service does not extend to Maysville, Service does not extend to Maytown, Service does not extend to Mccarr, Service does not extend to Meadow Vale, Service does not extend to Meadowbrook Farm, Service does not extend to Meadowview Estates, Service does not extend to Melbourne, Service does not extend to Mentor, Service does not extend to Middlesboro, Service does not extend to Middlesborough, Service does not extend to Middletown, Service does not extend to Millersburg, Service does not extend to Mockingbird Valley, Service does not extend to Moorland, Service does not extend to Murray Hill, Service does not extend to New Haven, Service does not extend to New Hope, Service does not extend to Newport, Service does not extend to Norbourne Estates, Service does not extend to North Corbin, Service does not extend to North Middletown, Service does not extend to Northfield, Service does not extend to Norwood, Service does not extend to Oakbrook, Service does not extend to Old Brownsboro Place, Service does not extend to Owensboro, Service does not extend to Paducah, Service does not extend to Paintsville, Service does not extend to Paris, Service does not extend to Park Hills, Service does not extend to Parkway Village, Service does not extend to Pathfork, Service does not extend to Perryville, Service does not extend to Petersburg, Service does not extend to Phelps, Service does not extend to Pikeville, Service does not extend to Pineville, Service does not extend to Plantation, Service does not extend to Poplar Hills, Service does not extend to Prestonsburg, Service does not extend to Prospect, Service does not extend to Pryorsburg, Service does not extend to Rabbit Hash, Service does not extend to Raceland, Service does not extend to Reidland, Service does not extend to Richlawn, Service does not extend to Richmond, Service does not extend to Riverwood, Service does not extend to Robards, Service does not extend to Rolling Fields, Service does not extend to Rolling Hills, Service does not extend to Russell, Service does not extend to Ryland Heights, Service does not extend to Sadieville, Service does not extend to Salvisa, Service does not extend to Sedalia, Service does not extend to Seneca Gardens, Service does not extend to Shively, Service does not extend to Silver Grove, Service does not extend to South Park View, Service does not extend to South Shore, Service does not extend to South Wallins, Service does not extend to South Williamson, Service does not extend to Southgate, Service does not extend to Spottsville, Service does not extend to Spring Mill, Service does not extend to Spring Valley, Service does not extend to St. Matthews, Service does not extend to St. Regis Park, Service does not extend to Stamping Ground, Service does not extend to Strathmoor Manor, Service does not extend to Strathmoor Village, Service does not extend to Summersville, Service does not extend to Sycamore, Service does not extend to Symsonia, Service does not extend to Taylor Mill, Service does not extend to Ten Broeck, Service does not extend to Thornhill, Service does not extend to Union, Service does not extend to Verona, Service does not extend to Villa Hills, Service does not extend to Virgie, Service does not extend to Wallins Creek, Service does not extend to Walton, Service does not extend to Water Valley, Service does not extend to Watterson Park, Service does not extend to Wayland, Service does not extend to Wellington, Service does not extend to West Buechel, Service does not extend to Westwood, Service does not extend to Westwood, Service does not extend to Wheelwright, Service does not extend to Wilder, Service does not extend to Wildwood, Service does not extend to Windy Hills, Service does not extend to Wingo, Service does not extend to Woodland Hills, Service does not extend to Woodlawn, Service does not extend to Woodlawn Park, Service does not extend to Worthington, Service does not extend to Worthington Hills, Service does not extend to Wurtland, Kentucky.
After applying, it's a good practice to keep a record of any application that you submit. This will help you keep track of your application, and is especially useful if you apply to multiple waiting lists. You can do this easily with a document on your computer or mobile device, and also with a notebook or piece of paper.
Make sure to write down your application or confirmation number with the application details. This number will be important to reference in the future. Once you have this information written, keep it stored in a place that's easy to access when you need it.
With this information safely stored, all you have left to do is wait to find out if you've been selected for the waiting list.
Depending on the area, it may take weeks or even months to know if you've been selected for the waiting list. Your wait for an announcement is usually the longest in areas with large populations and a high demand for housing assistance.
Check if the public notice states when the housing authority plans to announce the results, or how long it may take to review applications. Contact the housing authority if this information isn't available.
Once all applications are reviewed, the housing authority will either contact everyone who has been placed on the waiting list, or message everyone who applied to check their results.
The housing authority will use the contact information you give in the application to reach you (usually by mail, email, or phone). For this reason, it is very important to put valid contact information on your application. Make sure you keep your contact information up to date, and that you respond quickly if any further action is required.
If you don't get contacted by the housing authority, it might mean that you were not chosen for the waiting list. Sometimes, housing authorities do not contact applicants who were not placed on the waiting list. Check with the housing authority for confirmation.
To check your status on the waiting list, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or visit the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to check your status.
Some housing authorities will give your spot on the waiting list, but others might only confirm that you're still on the waiting list. Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when checking your status.
To update your waiting list application, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or submit a form to the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to update your application.
Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when updating your application.
You cannot apply for a waiting list that is closed until it is reopened by the housing authority. It is not known when the housing authority will announce the next opening.
To apply online, an electronic form must be submitted to the housing authority on the internet. Many online applications require an account to be created to log in, and also a valid email address.
If you are considering applying for a voucher, you may be interested to know who already has a voucher, and what the households tend to look like. Fortunately, we can provide some helpful statistics using HUD's 2023 Picture of Subsidized Households. The following data describes the economic and demographic characteristics of renters who have a Section or project-based voucher issued by Kentucky Housing Corporation.
At the start of 2024, Kentucky Housing Corporation was managing 6,213 Section 8 vouchers. Of the total number of vouchers managed, there were 4,163 households with a voucher. This represents 67% of the total voucher allotment for Kentucky Housing Corporation.
According to HUD, there is a total of 9,261 people living in households with a Section 8 voucher issued by Kentucky Housing Corporation, with the average number of people per household being 2.
The 4,163 households with a Section 8 voucher at the start of 2024 waited on average 12 months to receive their voucher. Of those voucher-holding households, 916 got their voucher in the last year. This represents 22 percent of voucher holders with vouchers issued by Kentucky Housing Corporation.
Though Section 8 voucher programs are over-subscribed across the nation with all programs having a waiting list, each month, each housing agency managing vouchers has vouchers that are not issued to renters. This can result from turnover in the program if someone with a voucher buys a home, sees an increase in their income, passes away, or otherwise discontinues the use of their voucher.
The time it takes to transfer voucher funding from one recipient to another can be many months. Managing the Section 8 waiting list, qualifying new voucher holders, and approving new homes or apartments takes time. In addition, in some areas, there is an extreme housing shortage or landlords may refuse to rent to persons using a Section 8 voucher to pay their rent. This results in longer than usual ramp-up times for new voucher holders.
The Kentucky Housing Corporation Section 8 HCV program that this waiting list covers had 67% of its vouchers utilized by households with 33% unutilized at the start of 2024. This means that 2050 Section 8 vouchers out of a total of 6,213 were in processing at the time HUD reported the data.
Of the 4,163 Section 8 voucher-holding households with the Kentucky Housing Corporation, 1,926 have at least one child. There are 124 two-parent households in the Kentucky Housing Corporation voucher program, and 1,802 single-parent households. There were 1,802 households with children with a female head of household.
The average annual household income for Kentucky Housing Corporation Section 8 Voucher holders is $12,598 The average annual income per person is $6,577 The average voucher holder earns 21% of the local Area Median Income.
| Annual Income Range ($) | Number of Households | % of Vouchers |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $5,000 | 416 | 10% |
| $5,000 - $9,999 | 333 | 8% |
| $10,000 - $14,999 | 1,873 | 45% |
| $15,000 - $19,999 | 708 | 17% |
| $20,000+ | 874 | 21% |
Of all voucher holders, 932 (15%) receive the majority of their income from wages and/or business. 62 (1%) voucher-holding households receive the majority of their income from welfare programs like TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance. 4,225 (68%) voucher-holding households derive the majority of their income from some other source (other than wage or welfare).
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program pays 70% of the cost of rent plus utilities for any household receiving the housing assistance.
For the Kentucky Housing Corporation Section 8 program, the federal government is providing, on average, $668 per month to each household, for an average annual cost of $8,016. The program as a whole is paying landlords $2,780,884 per month, for an annual economic benefit to landlords of $33,370,608
HUD refers to the portion of rent paid by the Section 8 tenant as the Total Tenant Payment, or Family Expenditure.
For the Kentucky Housing Corporation Section 8 HCV programs, the average family expenditure is $326 per month or $3,912 per year. The combined payment from all tenants in the program is $1,357,138 per month, which is $16,285,656 per year.
The average total rent paid to Section 8 landlords is $994 per month which includes payment contributed by both tenant households and the federal government. This is a program-wide rent average across all bedroom size rentals.
The average cost of utilities for renters in this program is $198 per month. It is important to note this is not the actual cost renters will pay for utilities, but an estimate based on the energy cost estimates of the program.
Of the 6,213 households with a Section 8 voucher, 1,290 (31%) live in a studio or one-bedroom unit, 1,623 (39%) rent a 2-bedroom rental home and 1,207 (29%) have a 3-bedroom or larger rental. 35% of Housing Choice Voucher recipients are overhoused with more bedrooms than people in the household.
24% of Kentucky Housing Corporation Section 8 HCV program households have a minority head of household who is Black, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander; or of Hispanic ethnicity.
| Race | Number of Households | % of Households |
|---|---|---|
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0 | 0% |
| Black Non-Hispanic | 874 | 21% |
| Native American/Alaskan | 0 | 0% |
| White Non-Hispanic | 3,164 | 76% |
| Black Hispanic | 0 | 0% |
| White Hispanic | 42 | 1% |
| Other Hispanic | 0 | 0% |
| Age Range of Head of Household | Number of Households | % of Households |
|---|---|---|
| Under 24 | 83 | 2% |
| 25-50/td> | 1,873 | 45% |
| 51-61 | 999 | 24% |
| 62-84 | 1,166 | 28% |
| 85 or Older | 42 | 1% |
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Cathy Watkins says:
"I’m just glad I could find Affordable Housing Online. If I can find a low-income rental, I can see retirement."