Milwaukee opens waitlist process for project-based housing. Here is what you need to know. | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
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October 14, 2020
Becher Court is one of several properties for those interested in living in project-based housing. (Photo provided by the Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee)
Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to make clear that the waitlist is specifically for project-based housing.
The Housing Authority of the City of Milwaukee, or HACM, has opened its waitlist for those interested in living in project-based housing, which includes Section 8.
This list opens every few years as space becomes available in the city’s public housing projects.
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Eligible applicants must be adult Wisconsin residents with total household incomes no more than those indicated below.
Those who pre-apply will be contacted via email to fill out the official online application. After they do that, they’ll be called in order of when they applied once space becomes available for them. Officials say it is important to note that this waitlist is different from that of the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list. The Section 8 program offers rent subsidies to people living in privately owned housing and the housing projects are owned by the city. The Section 8 list is not open for applications now.
We talked with Amy Hall, the communication coordinator for HACM, to answer questions about the process.
HACM is calling people back as space becomes available. The list was opened because it was getting low, but people can be on the list for around two years before getting a call.
You’re applying to apply. Once space becomes available, they reach out to you and you then go through the actual application process.
A staff member will call you. They communicate with renters at times that work best for them.
Once the required information is returned, the application process is quick. However, there is no way to determine how long someone will be on the waitlist.
Provide the following and understand that you will receive an email to fill out the full application — and then a call when and if space becomes available.
– First and last names of all household members.
– Dates of birth of all household members
– Mailing address
– Social Security number
– Phone number (including area code)
– Email address
No. You can be eligible. However, if you do not verify eligibility through proper sources, you may not receive assistance.
This is just an application to be in the program.
Pre-applications are being accepted at waitlist.hacm.org. This type of assistance subsidizes the cost of housing at the specific housing developments listed above.