SPOKANE, Wash. – Finding affordable and stable housing in Spokane has become a challenge.
Spokane Housing Authority is reopening applications for its housing voucher program on July 30.
This will be the first time the program applications have been opened since 2016. It took eight years for the program to work through that long list of qualified applicants.
In order to qualify , a family of three can make up to $44,050 annually.
For the nearly 6,000 families already in the housing voucher program, the Spokane Housing Authority works with landlords throughout Spokane to cover up to 70% of a tenant’s rent.
If an apartment costs $1,000 per month, the renter is only responsible for $300-$400 out of their own pocket. When more people that apply during the open application window, it helps better gauge the need for this program in the Spokane community.
“It certainly helps us understand what the need is, is in the community and helps us communicate that to to our funders and certainly to other partners that that play a role in in other parts of the housing system,” said Kelly Keenan, the housing assistance program director.