County will accept Section 8 applications March 24

Posted On: March 1, 2022

Volusia County’s Community Assistance Division will accept online pre-applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) waiting list from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, March 24.  

The pre-applications must be submitted online at www.volusia.org/section8apply. Applicants may apply using a computer, mobile phone or tablet. Public use computers are available at all public libraries during regular business hours.

Preferences are available for individuals and families whose head of household:

• Has disabilities, is 62 or older or is homeless
• Lives or works in Volusia County
• Is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking
• Has been terminated from the county’s Section 8 program due to insufficient program funding
• Has received temporary housing assistance from the county’s Section 8 program
• Is employed at least 30 hours a week for the six months before submitting the application, and those working an average of 20 hours a week and attending school or job training for 10 or more hours a week

To qualify for the preferences, applicants must provide supportive documentation within 10 calendar days after the pre-application is submitted. A list of required documents for each preference is posted on www.volusia.org/section8apply. The items can be submitted by email to Section8wl@volusia.org; fax to 386-740-5112; mail to 110 W. Rich Ave., DeLand, FL 32720; or uploaded to https://vcservices.vcgov.org/secureupload/d/section8.

The Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) is the federal government’s major program that assists very-low and low-income families, including the elderly and the disabled, to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market.

As Volusia County’s public housing agency, the Community Assistance Division administers approximately 322 housing choice vouchers. This is the first time the county has opened its Section 8 waiting list since 2017.

Persons with a disability or limited English proficiency needing assistance to complete a pre-application must contact the Section 8 office at 386-736-5955 or section8wl@volusia.org by March 17 to schedule an appointment.