HONOLULU (KHON2) — The waiting list for the City and County of Honolulu’s Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program is opening, giving eligible households the opportunity to receive some rental assistance.
The program, which is operated with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will begin accepting online pre-applications on July 14 at 7:45 a.m. until July 18 at 4:30 p.m.
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Section 8 derives from the Housing Act of 1937, and provides low-income families, kūpuna, veterans and disabled individuals afford housing. Through the program, participants are able to move into any eligible housing unit such as homes, townhouses and apartments, with their rent covered in part by a subsidy paid directly to the landlord.
There are approximately 2,000 Local Public Housing Agencies operating around the country that oversee the voucher program with HUD funding…