www.chasc.org
Date: July 2, 2007 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lindsay
Weathersbee
Phone: 254-3886 ext. 225
Email: lweathersbee@chasc.org
Columbia Housing
Authority to Accept Section 8 Applications
Columbia, S.C. – Columbia Housing Authority will accept
applications for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list on July
9, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Cecil Tillis Center, 2111 Simpkins Lane,
and online at www.chasc.org. Applications
will not be accepted at the CHA Main Office, 1917 Harden Street.
Whether
a person applies online or in person, applications will be added to the waiting
list by the date and time in which they were received. When applying, applicants should have
available the Social Security numbers and birth dates for everyone planning to
live in their household.
Individuals
planning to apply online must have the following installed on their computer: Windows
XP or higher, Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 or higher, and e-mail software such as
Outlook Express. CHA encourages all
potential online applicants to test their computer’s ability to submit an
application prior to July 9 by visiting www.chasc.org and clicking on the link
under “How to Apply.”
The
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance to
individuals and families with low incomes who wish to live in homes in the
private rental market, but cannot afford market rental rates. Participants pay 30 percent of their adjusted
gross income for rent and utilities, and the Section 8 program subsidizes the
rent balance for the property owner.
To
meet the growing demand for Section 8 assistance, CHA will keep the waiting
list open until further notice and accept applications on the second Monday of
each quarter, including Oct. 8, 2007. CHA
received nearly 2,400 applications on April 5, 2007 when it opened the waiting
list for the first time since 2005.
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