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Housing Choice Vouchers
- About the Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program
The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) is administered by various housing agencies throughout the State of Indiana and is not all managed by IHCDA. IHCDA contracts with local community action programs to provide case management, including waitlists for application to the HCV program. In order to apply for the HCV program, you will have to apply to an open waitlist.
The Housing Choice Voucher Program comprises the majority of the Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority's Section 8 rental assistance programs. IHCDA administered vouchers to help over 4,000 families pay their rent each month. Eligibility for the Housing Choice Voucher program is based on a family's household income.
The voucher covers a portion of the rent and the tenant is expected to pay the balance. The tenants’ share is an affordable percentage of their income and is generally calculated to be between 30 to 40 percent of their monthly-adjusted gross income for rent and utilities. Most HCV program services are provided by Local Subcontracting Agencies throughout the state of Indiana.
Click here for additional information on the Housing Choice Voucher/Section 8 Program
2025 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan - DRAFT
IHCDA has released a draft 2025 Housing Choice Voucher Administrative Plan for public comment. The following changes were made from the 2024 Administrative Plan:
- Plan updated for Housing Opportunity through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA) Compliance
- Plan updated for National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Compliance
- Added limited preference for Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- New Chapter on special programs
- Added section for remote briefings
- Removed reference to charge for copies of informal hearing documents
- HOTMA removed the statutory authority for the Earned Income Disallowance (EID)
- HOTMA Student Financial Assistance Requirements [24 CFR 5.609(b)(9)] added
- Changing from 120% to 110% Fair Market Rent.
Click here to access the 2025 HCV Administrative Plan
- Various Programs
- Waiting List Openings and Closings
Waiting Lists Openings and Closings
IHCDA’s open waitlists can be found here
Any IHCDA public notices containing additional information of current waiting list openings will be posted below. Please note that Section 8 HCV is not emergency placement or rapid-rehousing rental assistance. After applying to any of our lists, it may take up to or more than 24 months before you may be selected from a waiting list to determine your eligibility for assistance. Additionally, IHCDA does not have a public housing program or subsidized housing owned by IHCDA.
- Portability
"Portability" in the HCV program refers to the process through which the family can transfer or "port" their rental subsidy when they move to a location outside the jurisdiction of the public housing agency (PHA) that first gave them the voucher when they were selected for the program. New families may not be able to port immediately; they may have to live in the jurisdiction of the initial PHA for a year before they can port. Initial PHAs may allow moves during this one-year period.
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- Complaints / Appeals
- Directions
- Talk to LSA
- Appeal to LSA
- Appeal to HUD
- Directions
- Contacts
Contacts
IHCDA Housing Choice Opportunities Program
Phone: (317) 232-7788
Fax: (317) 232-1257
Email: Section8@ihcda.in.gov
Click here for HCO staff contact informationHUD - Indianapolis Field Office
Indianapolis Field Office
Minton Capehart Federal Building
575 North Pennsylvania Street, Suite 655
Indianapolis, IN 46204Phone: (317) 226-6303
Fax: (317) 226-6317
Email: IN_Webmanager@hud.gov - Finding A Service Provider
Finding A Service Provider
Please note IHCDA does not cover the City of Indianapolis or Marion County, Indiana. However, if you would like to relocate the Indianapolis Housing Agency covers all of Indianapolis and Marion County. For more information, please click here.
Documents/Resources
- Listing of Local Sub-Contracting Agencies
- Map of Local Housing Authorities and Sub Contracting Agencies
NOTE: The map contains numbers and names associated with the two listing documents. If you need to specify the area served by that housing authority or agency, please use the map to identify the appropriate contact.