Springfield, Clark and Champaign County, Ohio Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Springfield Metropolitan Housing Authority (SMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program waiting list is closed.

The SMHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from November 8, 2022, until November 22, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the application.

Once the paper application was completed, it was required to be hand delivered to the SMHA office. Applications were accepted during these specific dates: November 8, 2022, November 10, 2022, November 15, 2022, and November 22, 2022.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Lease in Place
  • An applicant who can document that they are: 1. a veteran with service-connected disability; 2. a family of a deceased veteran whose death was service-connected; 3. Or other veteran that meets the definition of SMHA’s administrative plan.
• Veterans
  • An applicant who can document that they are: 1) a veteran with service-connected disability or 2) a family of a deceased veteran whose death was service-connected.
• Rent Burdened 40% of Income
  • An applicant who can document that they are paying more than 40% of their monthly gross family adjusted income (adjustments for dependent allowance, medical expenses, etc.) toward monthly housing costs (rent and utilities).
• Homeless
  • Applicant must be currently homeless and must be able to provide third party documentation of their homelessness.
• Elderly
  • An applicant or spouse who is sixty-two (62) years of age or older.

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

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA notice on November 10, 2022.