Monmouth County

PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FOR (HCV) HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM/SECTION 8.  YOU ARE APPLYING TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE MONMOUTH COUNTY PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCY

The waiting list will be open from June 3, 2024 through June 7, 2024, after which time the List will be closed until further notice.  All applications must be done online. No mailed paper applications will be accepted.

The MCPHA has established a limit of 1000 applications that will be selected for placement on the HCV Waiting List based on a Lottery System selection process.  Confirmation letters will ONLY be mailed to the first 1000 selections from the lottery.  All applications not selected during lottery selection process will be discarded.  We will not return phone calls regarding your position on the waiting list. We do not know when we will be issuing vouchers.  You will be contacted by mail when your name reaches the top of the list.  It is your responsibility to update your address, in writing, if you move.  If our letter to you is returned marked ‟undeliverable” your name will be removed from the waiting list.  
The MPHA has selected the following local preferences:

• Applicants living or working in Monmouth County at the time of pre-application will qualify for the preference. When called for an applicant interview after reaching the top of the list, applicants will be required to verify their Monmouth County residency or employment at the time of the pre-application.
• Applicant veterans who have been honorably discharged and/ or active members of the military upon verification of their status.
• Applicants must be 18 years old to apply.                                                          
• Only one entry per family. If MCPHA finds there are duplicate entries you will be disqualified from the lottery.
• Please make sure the application is completed, signed, and dated by the Head of Household; Incomplete applications will not be accepted and will be discarded.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is the federal government’s major program for assisting low income families obtaining affordable, decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private housing market.

HOUSEHOLD SIZE AND MAXIMUM INCOME ALLOWED (30% MEDIAN-EXTREMELY LOW INCOME)    EFFECTIVE 4/1/2024
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Equal Housing Opportunity Statement: We are pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation.  We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin.