ELIGIBILITY
The combined total family income must be less than the current maximum income limits as follows:

Persons in Household Very Low Income Low Income

*Per Illinois HUD Memorandum Issued 1999
Families with income in the "Very Low" range as listed above, are eligible to be placed
on the waiting lists for Section 8 Programs and/or Conventional Public Housing. Families with income in the "Lower Income" range listed above are eligible to be placed on the waiting list for Conventional Public Housing apartments whose initial occupancy date was prior to October 1, 1981. The Leasing Representative will advise applicants of' the location of these apartments. The Leasing Representative will review with the applicant the types of income that are counted for eligibility. To be eligible for Public Housing (apartments owned by the Housing Authority), a family must be "desirable" which mean they must have decent credit, good rental history, no delinquent amounts due to the Housing Authority for rent or damages, and they must have a history free of criminal behavior, violent acts, and illegal drug problems.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 NEW CONSTRUCTION (i.e. Greystone, Townhouse,
Gwendolyn Court) – Apartments owned and or managed by the Housing Authority.

SECTION 8 EXISTING – The family receives a certificate or voucher that allows the
family to rent from a private owner and receive rental assistance. Please note that the
owner must first sign a lease alto the applicant and the property must pass an inspection by the Housing Authority.

MODERATE REHABILITATION – Owners of private property who have an agreement wit
the Housing Authority may select a family referred to them by the Housing Authority.
Once selected, the family receives rental assistance to live in the property.

WAITING LISTS
A family's position on all waiting lists is determined by their total points and date of
application. A family's position on these waiting lists is subject to change based on new applicants with higher points or existing applicants upholding their file resulting in higher total points. Family's not living in the SCCI-IA jurisdiction do not receive points which result in their application receiving a lower priority on each waiting list.
Applicants are required to report changes in their address, income, family size, housing
conditions, and etc. Once every three years, an update letter is mailed to all active
applicants which must be returned to remain on the waiting lists. Click here to download the Waiting list Update form, The point systems for each program are described as follows:

PREFERENCES:

Applicable to Section 8 and Public Housing:
Residency (i.e., lives and works in St. Clair County, except for the City of East
St. Louis): 10 Points

Head of House and/or spouse Employed/Training: 2 Points
Inter-Program Transfers (only applies to persons already receiving some form of Federal Housing Assistance, but whose needs cannot be accommodated within the current program): 7 Points

Local Disaster Victim (granted when a recognized disaster occurs within St. Clair
County Housing Authority's jurisdictional boundaries as designated by the Executive
Director): 5 Points

Public Housing Only:
Hard-to-Lease Location (granted when applicant is willing to accept a unit in "soft
market" areas as designated by management): 5 points

Veteran / Survivor of Veteran: 1 point