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Housing Choice Voucher Program for The Housing Authority of the County of Chester

Housing Choice Voucher Program for The Housing Authority of the County of Chester. Types of Vouchers:. Project Based Voucher Tenant Based Voucher VASH (250) NED (100) Portability (vouchers from other HAs) Home Ownership. What is the Voucher Worth?. This is based upon many items:

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Housing Choice Voucher Program for The Housing Authority of the County of Chester

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  1. Housing Choice Voucher Program forThe Housing Authority of the County of Chester

  2. Types of Vouchers: • Project Based Voucher • Tenant Based Voucher • VASH (250) • NED (100) • Portability (vouchers from other HAs) • Home Ownership

  3. What is the Voucher Worth? This is based upon many items: • Size of voucher • Household composition • Size of Unit • Income of Family • Deductions • # of children/disabled adult children • out of pocket medical expenses • day care costs • Current Payment Standard • Amount of rent the landlord is approved to receive (Rent Reasonable) • Utilities of the unit – type of utility the tenant must pay

  4. Voucher • Tenant will never pay less than 30% of Adjusted Monthly Income for total of rent and cost of utilities that are responsibility of tenant • Tenant is not permitted to pay more than 40% of Adjusted Monthly Income for total of rent and cost of utilities that are responsibility of tenant AT MOVE IN…..can be higher once in the unit and income increases

  5. Project Base • Subsidy belongs to the unit, not to the tenant • Sites: • Roymar Hall • Liberty House • Oxford Hotel • Mary Taylor House • Denney Reyburn Apartments • North 2nd Ave (Chestnut St / Steel City) • City Clock • Parkesburg School Apartment • Downtown Revival • Washington Terrace (Ash Park Terrace and Washington House)

  6. Housing Choice Voucher Program Waiting List Current list was opened Oct 2011 for one day – at this time we have approximately 2217 applicants Preferences: • Literal Homeless (applied by referrals only) • Employed • Veteran • Elderly • Disabled • Chester County Resident • MHMR (applied by referrals only) • Families with children under 18 yrs old

  7. Move Packet • HCVP client from any program will have a move packet if approved by HACC to search for a home • Move packet content: • Voucher • Request for tenancy approval-unit information • Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based paint • Move-In and inspections notice • Landlord Certification • W-9 / Direct Deposit form • Inspection checklist • Owner responsibilities • Partner Portal information-URL posted on our web site https://partners.ourpha.com/Chester • HCVP Contract-after unit has been inspected and approved

  8. VASH • Program is coordinated with VA for referrals of qualified homeless veterans • All referrals come from VA • 80-90% need 1 bedroom units • Provided case management to insure success

  9. How to reach us: • HCVP Staff: Brenda Gomez, HCVP Coordinator 610-235-4478, bgomez@haccnet.org Ashley Moses (Housing Specialist)- 610-235-4477, amoses@haccnet.org Linda Harmon (Project Base)- 610-235-4491, lharmon@haccnet.org Celeste Stewart(Housing Specialist)- 610-235-4483, cstewart@haccnet.org Leona DiMemmo (FSS/Homeownership)- 610-235-4480, ldimemmo@haccnet.org Emma Kramkowski (Housing Specialist)- 610-235-4488, ekramkowski@haccnet.org Steven Wayock (VASH/SRO)- 610-235-4490, swayock@haccnet.org

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