Vt State Housing Authority (VSHA)

Beginning December 21, 2015 Vermont State Housing Authority (VSHA) will open its waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program to receive applications from families applying for VSHA’s Preference for Homeless Families with Case Management Support. The waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program remains closed,except that applications will be …

The VT State Housing Authority’s Proposed Annual Plan Update for FFY2016 can be viewed at: http://www.vsha.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Proposed-Annual-Plan-Updates-for-FY-2016.pdf. VSHA Local Preferences are part of the proposed plan and include a new proposed preference to serve up to 100 family households experiencing homelessness each federal fiscal year. The VSHA board will conduct a public meeting on July 15th. …

The waitlist for Section 8 vouchers in Vermont, which reopened on April 1st of this year, is now closed. For more information read this recent article from the Rutland Herald below or at the link here: With fewer federal dollars available to help and rents rising out of reach for more and more Vermonters, the …