Applications for Section 8 Assistance
To complete a VSHA online Pre-Application, please follow the directions below:
To submit a pre-application to be placed on the Housing Choice Voucher and/or Project-Based Voucher waiting list, please click here.
Please note: After applying online you will need to submit the completed waiting list check list through the document exchange after registering online.
Important information regarding on-line application:
1 – If you’ve failed to complete a required field, you will not be able to move forward and will be prompted to go back, review, and complete.
2 – Once your pre-application has been completed and submitted, you will receive an email with other instructions.
3 – Your pre-application will be received by VSHA electronically. Once received, your application will be reviewed, and letters will be sent informing you of your eligibility to be placed on the waiting list for the programs/properties you selected.
4 – If you’ve provided an email address, this will be the primary form of contact. To have correspondence sent to multiple people, separate additional email addresses with a semi colon
To update an application that has already been submitted, click here.
If you do not have access to the Applicant Portal, but would like to check the status of your application, you can click here.
We appreciate your patience as we expect a high volume of applications.
To complete a paper application, please follow the directions below:
To submit a pre-application to be placed on the Housing Choice Voucher and/or Project-Based Voucher waiting list please fill out the following:
1 – Pre-application: click here.
2 – Waiting list check list: click here.
3 – Send the paper application back to VSHA for processing:
- By Fax to 802-828-2111. Attention Section 8 Intake
- By email to gro.ahsvnull@snoitacilppa8noitces; in subject line type: Section 8 Application
- By mail to “VSHA – Section 8 Intake, 1 Prospect Street, Montpelier VT 05602”
Should you require an application to be mailed to you, please contact the Housing Program Administration Intake Division at 802-828-1991 and leave a message with your name, phone number, and mailing address.
Full application
For a full application packet click here.