HOME PUBLIC HOUSING SECTION 8 RESIDENT SERVICES CONTACT DOING BUSINESS WITH US SECTION 8 Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federally funded program that provides rental assistance to very low income families, the elderly and disabled to obtain decent, safe, affordable housing on the private market. The Housing Authority administers the program in accordance with a locally adopted Administrative Plan. BHA Section 8 Administrative Plan The Bloomington Housing Authority manages 665 vouchers in McLean County. How to Apply The waiting list for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program is not open at this time. We encourage families and individuals in need of housing assistance to apply for one of the public housing units that BHA has to offer. Waiting List Applicants will be notified by mail when they have reached the top of the waiting list. We strongly recommend that you keep your address updated with our office during the time you are on the waiting list. If you do not respond to our notification by the deadline listed in your notification letter, you will be removed from the waiting list. To change your address you will need to submit a written change form, which is available at our office, 104 E. Wood Street, Bloomington, Illinois. What are the Tenant’s Responsibilities? The tenant must pay his or her own security deposit. Voucher participants are to supply any information that the Section 8 office has determined necessary in the administration of the program, including initial participation as well as any scheduled interim re-examinations and other household changes. Promptly notify the Section 8 office of changes in income. Allow the Section 8 office access for HQS Inspections of the unit at reasonable times and after reasonable notice. Notify the Section 8 office and the owner before the family moves out of the unit or terminates the lease on notice to the owner. Request Section 8 office approval to add any other family member as an occupant of the unit. Promptly notify the Section 8 office if any family member no longer resides in the unit. PAYMENT STANDARDS Effective 1/1/2020 (amounts include utilities), adopted by Board Resolution 1419 revising HCV Payment Standards. EFFICIENCY $555 1 BR $665 2 BR $810 3 BR $1,110 4 BR $1,390 UTILITY ALLOWANCES Detailed schedule of utility allowances for the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program was adopted most recently by Board Resolution 1441 Section 8 Utility Allowances 2021, effective July 1, 2021. SEARCH FIND US HERE! 104 East Wood Street Bloomington, IL 61701 View Larger Map Home Public Housing Section 8 Maintenance Contact Housing Authority of Bloomington, IL 104 East Wood Street | Bloomington, IL 61701 309.829.3360 © 2021 Bloomington Housing Authority. All Rights Reserved! Web Design Development & SEO Chicago Web Design, Web Design Chicago, Peoria web design, Web design Peoria, Bloomington web design, Web design Bloomington