ListenMinneapolis opens applications for housing vouchers for the first time since 2019
Minneapolis households that are struggling to afford rent may have a new option.
Tuesday through Thursday, the city’s public housing agency is taking applications for its housing voucher waitlist for the first time since 2019. Back then, applicants were aiming for the federal program known as Section 8, where tenants pay 30 percent of their income in rent and the government covers the rest. Eligible tenants can now receive similar help from the state…