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 Kent, Rhode Island 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 25 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Kent, Rhode Island. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Shoreside
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 106
Address :
300 6th Ave,
East Greenwich, RI 02818.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 96
- 2 Bedroom: 10
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Cove Homes, Incorporated
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: msullivan@eghousing.com
- Phone: 401-885-2610
Sparrows Point Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 150
Address :
777 COWESETT RD,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 135
- 2 Bedroom: 15
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- SPRO II INC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: smastrostefano@carpionatogroup.com
- Phone: 401-272-9870
Deangelis Manor Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 80
Address :
845 WAKEFIELD ST,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 73
- 2 Bedroom: 7
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- 845 Housing Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: frances.gallo@verizon.net
- Phone: (401) 828-8040
Greenwich Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 200
Address :
300 LAMBERT LIND HWY,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 186
- 2 Bedroom: 14
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Greenwich Village Associates
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: ewernecke@picernefl.com
- Phone: 401-732-3700
Shalom Ii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 53
Address :
2 Shalom Drive,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 53
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Shalom Housing II
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: shalom@conversent.net
- Phone: 401-738-4414
Sparrows Point Iii
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 175
Address :
355 HARDIG RD,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 157
- 2 Bedroom: 18
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- SPRO III, Inc.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rgross@carpionatoproperties.com
- Phone: 401-272-9870
Deangelis Manor I
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 96
Address :
825 Wakefield Street,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 87
- 2 Bedroom: 9
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- 825 Housing LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: frances.gallo@verizon.net
- Phone: 401-821-4344
Woodland Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 31
Address :
1 Viero Lane,
Coventry, RI 02816.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 15
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Springfield Armoury Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: Jane.kelleher@hallkeen.com
- Phone: 781-762-4800
Hardig Brook Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 100
Address :
331 Centerville Road,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 90
- 2 Bedroom: 10
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Hardig Brook Village RIH LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rsd@provri.net
- Phone: 401-247-7403
Foxfire
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 16
Address :
46 EDDY ST,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 16
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Robert Forcier
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: forcierinc@aol.com
- Phone: 401-821-0304
Greenwood Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 53
Address :
2426 POST RD,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 49
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Greenwood Apartments, LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: robgaudreau@pag-cdg.com
- Phone: 4015213538
Matthew Xxv
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 94
Address :
359 GREENWICH AVENUE,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 90
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Matthew XXV Housing Associates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: donna@phoenix-ri.com
- Phone: 401-884-2427
The Elms
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 120
Address :
59 COWESETT AVE,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 57
- 2 Bedroom: 51
- 3 Bedroom: 12
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,525.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Subsidized Properties I, L.P.
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: smastrostefano@capionatogroup.com
- Phone: 401-273-6800
Westcott Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 155
Address :
319 PROVIDENCE STREET,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 141
- 2 Bedroom: 14
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Westcott Terrace LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rhigh@corcoranmgmt.com
- Phone: 7818490011
Cranberry Pond
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 97
Address :
955 Post Road,
Warwick, RI 02888.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 81
- 2 Bedroom: 16
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Cranberry Apartments, LLC
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: nbendmgr@ferlandmgt.com
- Phone: 401-728-4000 x308
Echo Valley
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 100
Address :
56 MAPLE AVE,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 60
- 2 Bedroom: 20
- 3 Bedroom: 20
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,525.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Echo Preservation LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: owner@fairstead.com
- Phone: 212-798-4081
Shalom Apts
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 100
Address :
1 SHALOM DR,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 95
- 2 Bedroom: 5
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Shalom Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: susan@jfsri.org
- Phone: 401-738-4414
Sparrows Point I
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 150
Address :
311 HARDIG RD,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 135
- 2 Bedroom: 15
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Ventures on Charles, Inc.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: rgross@carpionatoproperties.com
- Phone: 401-273-6800
Plaza Esperanza
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 56
Address :
58 TIOGUE AVENUE,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 56
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Plaza Esperanza, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: hoel@wdchoc.org
- Phone: 401-941-2900 Ext. 116
Wildberry Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 47
Address :
95 Archambault Ave,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 47
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WildBerry Apartments Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: comer@wdchoc.org
- Phone: 401-941-2900 Ext. 116
Thomas Wilbur Homestead
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 5
Address :
3188 Post Road,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 2
- 2 Bedroom: 3
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $1,234.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Thomas Wilbur Homestead, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: laura@thehouseofhopecdc.org
- Phone: 401-463-3324
Crossroads Ll Apartments
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 10
Address :
18-28 ROBERTS STREET,
West Warwick, RI 02893.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 10
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Robert Street Realty Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: DDumin@thekentcenter.org
- Phone: 401-732-5656
Golden Ridge
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 34
Address :
1 Contentment Dr,
Coventry, RI 02816.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 34
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Golden Ridge Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: htrafford2@verizon.net
- Phone: (401)828-4367
Saint Elizabeth Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 34
Address :
140 Warwick Neck Ave,
Warwick, RI 02889.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 34
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Saint Elizabeth Terrace, Warwick
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: shorowitz@stelizabethcommunity.org
- Phone: (401)471-6060
George Galen Wheeler House, Inc.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 5
Address :
57 Fair Street,
Warwick, RI 02886.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 5
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $1,026.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- George Galen Wheeler House Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: Laura@thehouseofhopecdc.org
- Phone: 4014633324
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Kent, Rhode Island
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Kent, Rhode Island
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 Kent, Rhode Island 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 Kent, Rhode Island 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 Kent, Rhode Island are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the kent 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 Kent, Rhode Island
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 Kent, Rhode Island
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 Kent, Rhode Island 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.