How to Find Out About Section 8 Housing in Binghamton, New York
Section 8, or the Housing Choice Voucher program, is a national initiative funded by Congress and overseen by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Each year HUD allocates federal subsidies -- housing choice vouchers -- to local public housing agencies (PHAs) across the country. PHAs distribute the vouchers, which subsidize a portion of a low-income household's private market rent on the basis of need, reflected by a family's combined income. A federal mandate, you apply for Section 8 assistance the same way in Binghamton, New York, as you do anywhere else in the nation.
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Ensure that you meet income eligibility guidelines for Section 8 in Binghamton. Your household income, for a family of four, cannot exceed $30,200, which equals 50 percent of the Binghamton metropolitan area's median income. As HUD's Housing Choice Voucher fact sheet points out, families at or below 30 percent of their area's median--$18,100 for a four-person household in Binghamton--must receive 75 percent of the subsidies distributed in the Binghamton metro area.
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Contact the City of Binghamton's Community Development Department at 607-772-7240. As HUD's website notes, this is the PHA that runs the Section 8 program in Binghamton.
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Ask the Binghamton PHA about specifics regarding their application process, particularly if it uses a waiting list and, if so, if the list is open or closed. Section 8 waiting lists can open and close frequently because of participant turnover. Generally, you will complete a pre-application that asks for information on all members of your household and your income. You get placed on the waiting list and when your name comes up, you confirm eligibility by verifying all household members' identities and your income. Acceptable verification documents include birth certificates, Social Security cards, paycheck stubs, tax returns and bank account statements.
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