Beaufort County, South Carolina Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Beaufort Housing Authority (BHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 13, 2020, until January 20, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete an application at the Beaufort Housing Authority.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Displaced person(s): Individuals or families displaced by government action or whose dwelling has been extensively damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster declared or otherwise formally recognized pursuant to Federal Disaster Relief Laws.
• Residents in the Beaufort Housing Authority Public Housing Program who are required to move and who cannot be placed in another public housing unit.
• Applicants whose head, spouse or sole member is working or has graduated from an institute of higher learning within the last six (6) months or who is attending on a regular basis , has satisfactory performance, and expects to graduate within 6- 12 months. An institute of higher learning includes but is not limited to colleges, universities, and adult education. 28 Employment must be current and have lasted a minimum of 30 calendar days prior to the time the preference is claimed. The employment must provide a minimum of 20 hours of work per week for the family member claiming the preference. Working families include applicant households whose head, spouse, or sole member is age 62 or older or is receiving social security disability benefits , supplemental security income (SSI) ,or any other payment based on the individual’s inability to work.
• Applicants whose head, spouse, or sole member currently live in or work in or have been hired to work in Beaufort County. E. All other applicants who do not meet the definitions in the other preference categories.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BHA website, as of December 4, 2019.