Housing voucher waiting list opens soon for Hamilton & surrounding counties

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI), on behalf of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) and funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will open the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Waiting List next month for Boone, Hamilton, Hendricks, and Tipton counties. The application portal will be available at 8 a.m. on Aug. 1.

The Section 8 HCV program is available to income-eligible individuals and families. It assists with rent payments to provide decent, affordable, sanitary, and safe housing for low-income persons. This wait list is not on a first-come, first-served basis. All pre-applicants will be sorted by preference. As long as applicants complete the pre-application process within the opening wait list, they will be considered for the wait list.

Applicants are placed on the list in order of preference points, then by date and time of application. Preference is given to extremely low-income households, elderly, disabled, and veteran households, those who live or work within CAGI Counties, which includes Hamilton, Boone, Hendricks, and Tipton, or those who live or work in the counties adjacent to Hamilton County (Boone, Hendricks, Marion, and Tipton counties). Families with children are encouraged to apply.

Applicants may use any computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet access to apply. Those without internet access can use free Wi-Fi locations, such as the local public library and public businesses. An email address will be required. The application process will allow applicants to create a free Google Gmail address. Applications will not be available at the Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) office, and fax or email requests will not be accepted.

If you have a disability where reasonable accommodation to allow you equal access to the application process may be needed, call CAGI at (463) 230-7522 to request accommodation no later than Monday, July 17. For assistance in another language, please call IHCDA at (317) 232-7788 to schedule a phone call with an interpreter by July 17.

Please visit the Community Action of Greater Indianapolis website at cagi-in.org for more information on the Housing Choice Voucher Program.