Multi-County, Michigan Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Michigan statewide Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications for Alger, Antrim, Arenac, Baraga, Benzie, Branch, Cass, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Gratiot, Hillsdale, Houghton, Ionia, Iron, Kalkaska, Keweenaw, Lake, Leelanau, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Mason, Mecosta, Menominee, Missaukee, Montcalm, Newaygo, Oceana, Ogemaw, Ontonagon, Osceola, Presque Isle, Schoolcraft County from October 17, 2023, until October 31, 2023. This is the first time the waiting list had been open since it closed in April 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

In September 2024, the Housing Authority stopped issuing new Section 8 vouchers due to a funding shortfall. This change does not impact families that currently have a voucher, but no new vouchers will be issued going further until further notice. We will monitor this situation and update this alert if the situation changes.

To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Homeless County of Application Residency (Applicant who is homeless and is living or working in the county of application)
• Disabled County of Application Residency (Applicant who is disabled and is living or working in the county of application)
• County of Application Residency (Applicant who is living or working in the county of application)
• Disabled Michigan Residency (Applicant who is disabled, is not living or working in the county of application, but is living or working in Michigan)
• Michigan Residency (Applicant who is not living or working in the county of application, but is living or working in Michigan)
• Disabled Out of state Residency (Applicant who is disabled but is not living or working in Michigan)
• Out of state Residency (Applicant who is not living or working in Michigan)

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

For more information, visit the MSHDA website.

Sources: This information was verified by Dave Layfield on September 11, 2024 by an article on MLive and the MSHDA notice.