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Voucher Programs

ATTENTION SECTION 8 VOUCHER HOLDERS:

 

Have you recently lost your job? Or have you had your hours reduced? Are you unable to pay your current tenant share? If so, you may be eligible for a change in the tenant share you pay your property owner.

To get started, email the Leased Housing Gateway Team at Gateway@MetroHousingBoston.org. Be sure to include the name of the head of household and current address.

Please note: This process only applies to current voucher program participants with Metro Housing through Section 8, MRVP, or COC. For everyone else who has lost a job or has had reduced hours, click HERE for information about the eviction prevention program known as RAFT. To get on the waiting list for a housing voucher, click HERE.

Housing Choice Voucher Program Section 8

Due to the COVID-19 health crisis and the stay at home advisory, we ask that you do not leave  your home to attain documents. If you have access to documents without leaving your home, please email pictures of the documents using your smart phone, if possible. If you do not have access to the documents and need additional time, please let us know. Also, If you have a change of income, please email us the letter showing the last day of work.

 

The Housing Choice Voucher Program, commonly known as Section 8, is the federal government’s major program for assisting very low-income families, elders, and people with disabilities to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market. With a Section 8 voucher, the tenant pays up to 30 percent of his or her income toward rent and utilities and the voucher covers the rest of the housing costs.

Participants are free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program. Rental units must meet minimum standards of health and safety, as determined by local housing authorities.

 

 

Do you need to apply for a rental voucher? Click here to learn more.

Do you need to apply for a rental voucher? Click here to learn more.