The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) formerly known as Section 8 Rental Assistance is a federally funded rental assistance program for low-income families. Very low income persons and/or families are defined as having income at or below 50 percent of the area median income as established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The program's primary purpose is to provide rental assistance to very low-income families for affordable, decent, safe, and sanitary housing. Recipients of the assistance receive a voucher to rent homes in the private market. The voucher covers a portion of the rent and the tenant is expected to pay the balance. The tenant's share of the rent is an affordable percentage of their income, which is generally between 30 to 40 percent of the monthly income for rent and utilities.

Eligibility for the Housing Program

In order to qualify for housing assistance benefits, your total household income must not exceed the very low income limit for your family size. The following chart is the current very low income limits for Placer County.

The pre-applications for the Housing Choice Voucher Rental Assistance Program, (formerly known as Section 8) closed Friday, October 12, 2007 at 5:00 p.m.  No further applications are being accepted at this time.