Section 8 House For Rent in Milford, Delaware

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for Housing Choice in Milford, Delaware you must:

1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. The applicant must meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity are ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.

Section 8 Apartments

We have located 29 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Milford, Delaware. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Colony West

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

250 Williamsburg Dr,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 2
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,423.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: gpollio@ichde.org
  • Phone: 3026523991

Village Of Mckee Branch

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

36 Harmony Ln,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 4
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Village at McKee Branch
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dmoore@milfordhousing.com
  • Phone: 302 422-8255

Delaware State Housing Authority

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 0

Address :

18 The Grn,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Brightway Commons

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

200 Tull Way,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 1
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 1
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Brightway Commons VOA Affordable Housing, L.P
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: wcraig@voa.org
  • Phone: 703-341-5026

Colony South

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 8

Address :

250 Williamsburg Dr,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 4
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 2
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,423.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Interfaith Community Housing of Delaware, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: gpollio@ichde.org
  • Phone: 3026523991

New Hope Ii

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

134 N New St,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • New Street LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: adelpena@missionfirsthousing.org
  • Phone: 215 557-8484

Whatcoat Village Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 3

Address :

992 Whatcoat Dr Apt 12,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 3
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Whatcoat Community Development, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jodonnell@themichaelsorg.com
  • Phone: 856-596-3008

Cascades At Milford

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 4

Address :

151 Cascades Lane,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 4
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cascades, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bingerman@ingerman.com
  • Phone: 8566621730

Clearfield Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 7

Address :

125 Haman Drive,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 7
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Clearfield Apartments, LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bingerman@ingerman.com
  • Phone: 8566621730

Dima V

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

203 Lakelawn Dr,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 12
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $733.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DIMA V, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mbriggs@namide.org
  • Phone: 3024270787

A & I Housing

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

710 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 8
  • 1 Bedroom: 16
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • A&I Housing, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mbriggs@namide.org
  • Phone: 3024270787

Luther Towers Iv Of Dover

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 44

Address :

430 KINGS HWY,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 44
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHER TOWERS IV OF DOVER, INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: LTLV.Director@verizon.net
  • Phone: (302) 674-1408

Brightway Commons Voa Affordable Housing L.P.

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 76

Address :

201 Allenway,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 11
  • 1 Bedroom: 10
  • 2 Bedroom: 35
  • 3 Bedroom: 12
  • 4 Bedroom: 8

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,423.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $1,647.00

Owner Name :

  • Brightway Commons VOA Affordable Housing, L.P
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: majohnson@voa.org
  • Phone: 703-341-5026

Ken-Crest Housing Delaware

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 15

Address :

1180 Walker Rd,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 15
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ken-Crest Housing DE 2, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ckelly@kencrest.org
  • Phone: 610-825-9360

Luther Towers Ii Of Dover

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

430 KINGS HWY,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 14
  • 1 Bedroom: 36
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHER TOWERS OF DOVER INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: director@luthertowersofdover.com
  • Phone: (302) 674-1408

Park Royal Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 32

Address :

501 PALMER ST,
Milton, DE 19968.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 24
  • 3 Bedroom: 8
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $964.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,289.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MILFORD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dmoore@milfordhousing.com
  • Phone: 302-422-8255

Silver Lakes Estates

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 146

Address :

5 Linstone Ln,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 110
  • 2 Bedroom: 36
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Silver Lake Estates Ltd. Partnership
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: fred@transconbuilders.com
  • Phone: 440-439-3800

Whatcoat Village

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 57

Address :

992 Whatcoat Dr,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 11
  • 2 Bedroom: 35
  • 3 Bedroom: 11
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,423.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Whatcoat Village Associates, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sdalessandro@tmo.com
  • Phone: 856 596 3008

Academy Apartments

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 11

Address :

204 NORTH ST,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 4
  • 2 Bedroom: 7
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • MILFORD HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dmoore@milfordhousing.com
  • Phone: 302-422-8255

Sussex Green Apartments F/K/A Capital Greens

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 132

Address :

509-521 River Rd,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 96
  • 3 Bedroom: 36
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,002.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,423.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Owner 301 Taylor LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: GPenini@bldgpartners.com
  • Phone: 702-577-7775

Luther Towers

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 148

Address :

430 KINGS HWY,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 142
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES OF DOVER INC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: director@luthertowersofdover.com
  • Phone: (302) 674-1408

Luther Towers Iii Of Dover

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 49

Address :

430 KINGS HWY,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 13
  • 1 Bedroom: 36
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHER TOWERS III OF DOVER INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: LTLV.Director@verizon.net
  • Phone: (302) 674-1408

Luther Towers Of Milton

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

500 PALMER ST,
Milton, DE 19968.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 14
  • 1 Bedroom: 36
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $651.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $733.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES OF SUSSEX CO.,INC.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cstanley@milfordhousing.com
  • Phone: 302-684-1668

Luther Village I Of Dover

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 68

Address :

101 Babb Drive,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 68
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Luther Village I of Dover, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: LTLV.Director@verizon.net
  • Phone: 302-674-3780

Ken-Crest Del 2003

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 9

Address :

35 Front St,
Camden Wyoming, DE 19934.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 9
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ken-Crest Housing DE 2003, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ckelly@kencrest.org
  • Phone: 610-825-9360

Spinnaker Lane Supported Living

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

425 S SPINNAKER LN,
Milton, DE 19968.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 2
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $733.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • THE SALVATION ARMY SPINNAKER LANE CORP.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: RAllen@use.salvationarmy.org
  • Phone: 845-620-7330

Dima Ix

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

15 Pin Oak Dr,
Dover, DE 19904.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 12
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $851.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DIMA IX, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mbriggs@namide.org
  • Phone: 3024270787

Dima X

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 10

Address :

36 W Clarke Avenue,
Milford, DE 19963.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 10
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $651.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DIMA X, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mbriggs@namide.org
  • Phone: 3024270787

Luther Village Ii Of Dover

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 32

Address :

101 Babb Dr,
Dover, DE 19901.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 32
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $856.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Luther Village II of Dover, Inc
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: LTLV.DIRECTOR@verizon.net
  • Phone: 302-674-1408

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Milford, Delaware

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Milford, Delaware

The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Milford, Delaware can help you find and afford low-income housing

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the area’s Federal Poverty Limit.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in Milford, Delaware will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Milford, Delaware are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Sussex county housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. During the application process, the PHA will collect information on

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Milford, Delaware

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Milford, Delaware

The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.

Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.

FAQ(Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's major program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD define income as

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.

5. how to get section 8 immediately?

There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get Section 8 voucher after interview?

When a PHA in Milford, Delaware issues a voucher, it give the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family on the based on various factors.