LIHUE – County officials announced that next month it will open its waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program for two weeks. The waiting list is utilized to fill vacancies in the federally funded program, which provides
LIHUE – County officials announced that next month it will open its waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program for two weeks. The waiting list is utilized to fill vacancies in the federally funded program, which provides rental assistance for very low-income families.
Applications will be accepted online from 10 a.m. on Oct. 15 to Oct. 29 at www.kauai.gov/housing or www.waitlistcheck.com/HI005.
Those without computers and/or access to the Internet can obtain a paper application by calling the County Housing Agency at 241-4440.
Paper applications must be mailed to: County Housing Agency, 4444 Rice Street, Suite 330, Lihue, HI, 96766 and postmarked during the period that the waiting list open.
Applications will not be accepted in person at the Housing Agency.
Incomplete applications will not be processed.
Due to the limited funding, applications will be selected and added to the waiting list using a random lottery system. The time and date an application is received will have no bearing on the selection process.
Applicants who live and work in the County of Kauai will be given preference on the waiting list.
Information regarding placement on the list will be available after the closing date of Oct. 29.