Madison County, Illinois Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Madison County Housing Authority (MCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 29, 2020, until March 31, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period: 

1. In person applications were accepted from 8:00 am through 4:00 pm at the following locations on the following dates:
   • February 29, 2020: Alton Middle School
   • March 2, 2020: Granite City Township Hall
2. March 3, 2020 through March 31, 2020 applications were taken Monday to Friday from 8:30 am until 3:00 pm at the MCHA Central Office.
3. Call MCHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Residency Preference: Families, who live, work or have been hired to work in Madison County (10 Points)
• Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran (8 Points)
• Disability Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse, Co-Head is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil Rights Laws (24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (15 Points)
• Working Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is employed 20 or more hours a week. Elderly applicants will be awarded the 20 points working preference; disabled applicants who already receive 15 points for their disability will be awarded an additional 5 points to equal the 20 point working preference (20 Points)
• Educational/Training Participants Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a graduate of or a participant in educational or training programs designed to prepare for the job market. (10 Points)
• Nursing Home Residents Preference: Persons who are current Nursing Home residents in need of housing elsewhere (10 Points)
• Involuntary Displacement Preference: Families who are being or have been displaced due to either a formally declared disaster or government action or actions taken by the owner/agent of the unit (30 Points)
• Disabled Veteran Preference: Families whose Head, Spouse or Co-Head is a current member of the U.S. Armed Forces, a Veteran or the surviving spouse of a Veteran and is disabled, as defined under Federal Civil rights Laws ((24 CFR Parts8.3, 25.104 and 100.201) (23 Points)
• Graduates of the Transitional Housing Program Preference: Families who have graduated from Madison County Community Development’s Transitional Housing Program (10 Points)
• Need for Onsite Support Services for Seriously Mentally Ill: Applies only to Collinsville Commons Apartments (Need is documented by a locus Score between 7 and 27 points)

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by a representative of the MCHA, and its website, as of March 5, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Madison County, Illinois.