Jackson County, Illinois Mainstream Voucher Waiting List

The Jackson County Housing Authority (JCHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from December 16, 2019, until January 14, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the JCHA, this waiting list is, "specifically for non-elderly person[s] with disabilities (age 18-or less than 62 years of age) who are transitioning out of institutional or other segregated settings, at risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless...Pre-applications will need to be accompanied with a referral letter from a partnering agency."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to obtain a referral letter and application from one of the agencies partnering with the JCHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the JCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by The Southern Illinoisan, as of December 9, 2019.