Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation

Open: Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union County, Indiana Section 8 Voucher

The Southeastern Indiana Economic Opportunity Corporation (SIEOC) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 4, 2024 at 8:00 am ET, until further notice. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in November, 2022.

To apply while the waiting list is open, complete the online application.

• Dearborn County
• Franklin County
• Ohio County
• Ripley County
• Switzerland County
• Union County

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Residency - Applicant is a legal resident of, has been hired to work in, or currently works within the COUNTY they have applied to.
• Person residing in an institutional setting or at risk of being placed in an institutional setting - An institutional or other segregated setting includes, but is not limited to: Congregate settings populated exclusively or primarily with individuals with disabilities; or congregate settings characterized by regimentation in daily activities, lack of privacy or autonomy, policies limiting visitors, or limits on individuals’ ability to engage freely in community activities and to manage their own activities of daily living; or settings that provide for daytime activities primarily with other individuals with disabilities; or a person at risk of being placed in a setting defined above.
• Working Families - Persons either attending a school/training program or working at least 20 hours per week; elderly status (age 62 and older), non-elderly disabled status (61 and under with disability), having a disabled family member (any age).
• Elderly – Applicant (Head, Spouse, Co-Head, Sole Member) is age 62 or older.
• Non-Elderly Family Member with Disability – Non-elderly (61 years or younger) family, Head, Spouse, Co- Head, or sole member meets HUD’s definition of disabled.
• Family Member with a Disability – An individual who meets the HUD definition of a person with a disability.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SIEOC website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority public notice on January 22, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Ripley, Switzerland, and Union County, Indiana.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via the SIEOC at (812) 926-1585 to request accommodation no later than February 16, 2024. For assistance in another language, please call IHCDA at (317) 232-7788 to schedule a phone call with an interpreter no later than February 16, 2024.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 03/04/2024.

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