Preferences and Subsidies
Here is the procedure for the way names are selected from the waiting list for Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 assistance.
To be selected from the waiting list for Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 you must meet all of the following categories.
First Level of Preferences:
- You must live or work in Riverside County, including homeless
- The head of household, spouse or sole member must be elderly or disabled or a family with minor or dependent children whose head or spouse is employed at least 32 hours or more per week at California minimum wage or higher for the last 60 days, or receiving State Disability or Workman’s Compensation in lieu of earnings provided that the person was employed and working at least 32 hours per week at California minimum wage for 60 days prior to receiving State Disability or Workman’s Compensation
- Have income at or below 50 %of the area median income
Those families that meet all of the above will be selected by date and time of registration for the waiting list.
Any registrant selected from the waiting list must complete an application and have their eligibility determined for all qualifying preferences as well as all other eligibility factors. Families should not assume that they will receive housing assistance if they receive a letter requesting more information. When registering, families self-certify which preferences exist for them. Sometimes, when preferences are verified a family does not qualify for preferences claimed or other eligibility factors disqualify them.
If you want more information on the Public Housing Reform Act, there is a Summary Page in this site.
The subsidy standards used by the Housing Authority in determining the number of bedrooms each family is authorized is as follows. A bedroom is authorized for the head of household and spouse or partner. If there is no spouse or partner, the head of household is authorized one bedroom alone. For each two additional “nucleus” family members another bedroom is authorized. See below for the definition of a “nucleus” family member. This policy is in keeping with Federal Regulations that require the Housing Authority to designate standards that provide for the smallest number of bedrooms needed to house a family without overcrowding.
Please see the Code of Federal Regulations 24 Part 982.402 (1). Families that are moving or who have had a recent change in the family composition may have a change in the number of bedrooms that they are authorized on the Voucher. All families drawn from the waiting list will be issued Vouchers based on these subsidy standards. Families with Vouchers will be reviewed at annual re-examination time and the current voucher payment standards will be applied.
The family members that are listed when a family is first leased under Section 8 is considered the “nucleus” family. The only time the number of bedrooms on a voucher will be increased is due to a change in family composition by:
- marriage
- birth
- adoption
- court awarded custody
Any additions to the family must first be approved by the Housing Authority in writing. The addition will not be approved if it causes overcrowding in the unit. Overcrowding is considered having more than two persons per bedroom and two in the living room.
If there is a disabled person in the family and special accommodations are requested regarding the number of bedrooms authorized, a third party verification of the need will be required. Please request the special accommodation through the Housing Specialist to whom you are assigned.
Renting to Relatives under Section 8 prohibited. Regulation, 24 CFR 982.306 (d) reads "The HA must not approve a unit if the owner is the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sister, or brother of any member of the family unless the HA determines that approving the unit would provide reasonable accommodation for a family member who is a person with disabilities." The regulation effective date is June 17, 1998.
24 CFR 982.615 (b) (3) "Assistance may not be paid on behalf of an owner. An assisted person may not be related by blood or marriage to a resident owner. “
Preferences and Subsidies
Here is the procedure for the way names are selected from the waiting list for Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 assistance.
To be selected from the waiting list for Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 you must meet all of the following categories.
First Level of Preferences:
- You must live or work in Riverside County, including homeless
- The head of household, spouse or sole member must be elderly or disabled or a family with minor or dependent children whose head or spouse is employed at least 32 hours or more per week at California minimum wage or higher for the last 60 days, or receiving State Disability or Workman’s Compensation in lieu of earnings provided that the person was employed and working at least 32 hours per week at California minimum wage for 60 days prior to receiving State Disability or Workman’s Compensation
- Have income at or below 50 %of the area median income
Those families that meet all of the above will be selected by date and time of registration for the waiting list.
Any registrant selected from the waiting list must complete an application and have their eligibility determined for all qualifying preferences as well as all other eligibility factors. Families should not assume that they will receive housing assistance if they receive a letter requesting more information. When registering, families self-certify which preferences exist for them. Sometimes, when preferences are verified a family does not qualify for preferences claimed or other eligibility factors disqualify them.
If you want more information on the Public Housing Reform Act, there is a Summary Page in this site.
The subsidy standards used by the Housing Authority in determining the number of bedrooms each family is authorized is as follows. A bedroom is authorized for the head of household and spouse or partner. If there is no spouse or partner, the head of household is authorized one bedroom alone. For each two additional “nucleus” family members another bedroom is authorized. See below for the definition of a “nucleus” family member. This policy is in keeping with Federal Regulations that require the Housing Authority to designate standards that provide for the smallest number of bedrooms needed to house a family without overcrowding.
Please see the Code of Federal Regulations 24 Part 982.402 (1). Families that are moving or who have had a recent change in the family composition may have a change in the number of bedrooms that they are authorized on the Voucher. All families drawn from the waiting list will be issued Vouchers based on these subsidy standards. Families with Vouchers will be reviewed at annual re-examination time and the current voucher payment standards will be applied.
The family members that are listed when a family is first leased under Section 8 is considered the “nucleus” family. The only time the number of bedrooms on a voucher will be increased is due to a change in family composition by:
- marriage
- birth
- adoption
- court awarded custody
Any additions to the family must first be approved by the Housing Authority in writing. The addition will not be approved if it causes overcrowding in the unit. Overcrowding is considered having more than two persons per bedroom and two in the living room.
If there is a disabled person in the family and special accommodations are requested regarding the number of bedrooms authorized, a third party verification of the need will be required. Please request the special accommodation through the Housing Specialist to whom you are assigned.
Renting to Relatives under Section 8 prohibited. Regulation, 24 CFR 982.306 (d) reads "The HA must not approve a unit if the owner is the parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, sister, or brother of any member of the family unless the HA determines that approving the unit would provide reasonable accommodation for a family member who is a person with disabilities." The regulation effective date is June 17, 1998.
24 CFR 982.615 (b) (3) "Assistance may not be paid on behalf of an owner. An assisted person may not be related by blood or marriage to a resident owner. “