Housing Choice Vouchers assist very low-income households with safe, decent, and sanitary housing.
This program allows households to find their own rental units within U.S. Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) guidelines. The household’s rent is subsidized based on their income.
When an applicant is pulled from the wait list and determined eligible, they will receive a voucher to choose a unit to rent. Once all inspections and contracts are signed, a client will be responsible for paying 30% of their monthly adjusted income towards their rent and utilities. If there is no income in the household, they will be responsible for a minimum of $50 per month. HUD will pay the difference.
Applicants must meet the income criteria of 50% area median income, which means that the household's income meets half of what HUD has determined annually as the median income for each county or region.
SCCAP will opened the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waitlist on July 14th, 2023 at 9am. Please read the entire public notice attached HERE before reaching out to your local county office with questions. All waitlist applications must be completed online through the IHCDA/HUD online portals linked below.
Brown County: https://www.waitlistcheck.com/IN1806-2455
Clay County & Jasonville: https://www.waitlistcheck.com/IN1806-2459
Monroe County: https://www.waitlistcheck.com/IN1806-2501
Morgan County: https://www.waitlistcheck.com/IN1806-2503
Owen County: https://www.waitlistcheck.com/IN1806-2508
Any general housing inquiries can be sent via email to hcv_sccap@insccap.org
Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program (IERA)
Struggling to Pay your Rent?
We offer free counseling help including:
- Budget counseling
- Family stability counseling
If you are in need of rental assistance, the IERA2 program supports renter households that have experienced a financial hardship during the pandemic by offering rental and utility assistance.
Applications are still open for IERA2, and we can assist you with applying. To learn more, contact us.
How much Rental Assistance is available?
Successful enrollment in IERA2 will provide applicants with a one-time rental assistance payment of three months forward facing rent and any arrears up to 18 total months of assistance.
Applicants who enroll in family stability counseling may qualify for additional months of rental assistance by meeting the following criteria:
- Applicant has applied to IERA2 and received assistance
- Applicant is currently participating in Family Stability Counseling/Case Management
- Applicant has achieved an improved score of self-sufficient or thriving in any one of the twelve life areas of the Family Development Matrix wherein the household initially scored lower than self-sufficient.
- Applicant household is still eligible for IERA2 assistance.
What does Family Stability Counseling Include?
During family stability counseling, the individual or family will take an assessment to see which of the following 12 focus areas are most important to address:
- Income
- Adult education
- Employment
- Housing
- Food
- Childcare
- Healthcare
- Transportation
- Utilities
- Support systems
- Family interaction
- Addiction
From there, one of our counselors will create an action plan and goals for the individual or family.
