The Department of Social Services Housing Voucher Waiting List is now CLOSED.
Applicants that live, work or have been hired to work in Campbell County will be placed on the waiting list ahead of applicants that do not live in the county. Three hundred applicants will be placed on the waiting list using a random lottery. Some who apply will not be added to the waiting list. To see if you were chosen in the lottery, you can check your status on October 28, 2022, starting at 12 pm by going to: virginiahousing.apply4housing.com/status.
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The Housing Choice Voucher Program is a federally funded program, through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), designed to provide low to moderate income families with decent, safe, and affordable housing.
History
The 1974 Housing and Community Development Act created the Section 8 Program to assist low-income families pay their rent and give them an opportunity to obtain better housing that they otherwise could not afford. Today the program is called the “Housing Choice Voucher Program.”
Campbell County Department of Social Services began administering the Housing Choice Voucher program in 1976, at that time, it was known as the Section 8 Housing program.
VH contracts directly with HUD, and must comply with HUD rules and regulations. VH subcontracts with the Campbell County Department of Social Services to administer the program in our area. Housing Specialists, who are employees of the Department of Social Services in Campbell County, run the day-to-day operations following the policies and procedures set forth by VH.