Briefly

The Orange County Housing Authority will open its Section 8 Rental

Assistance Waiting List through June 30. The list is the only opportunity

for very low-income families, senior citizens, disabled people and

individuals to obtain a Section 8 Rental Assistance Voucher funded by the

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that lowers rent

payments for qualified applicants who work or live in Orange County.

Excluded are the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana, which

operate their own housing authorities.

Section 8 Rental Assistance allows very low-income applicants to gain

affordable housing and to pay 30% of their monthly income toward rent.

The remaining rental amount is paid by the housing authority directly to

the landlord or manager. Applicants must earn less than 50% of the

county’s average income. For a family of four, that amount is $36,850,

and for an individual, it is $25,800.

Applications for the waiting list will be available in Orange County

libraries beginning Friday. Applicants will be able to call the housing

authority as early as October to determine their place on the waiting

list.