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Information about waitlists at Home Forward

Save the Date: Waitlists Opening April 15!

Home Forward is excited to share that we will begin accepting applications for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waitlist and 13 Home Forward apartment community waitlists (property-based) starting Tuesday, April 15 at 9:00 a.m. through Monday, April 21 at 11:59 p.m. (Pacific time).

We will be adding more resources to help you get ready to apply. This will include information about which Home Forward apartment communities’ waitlists are opening, how to pre-register for the application, what you’ll need to apply and how to get help applying. Check back often!

What is the Housing Choice Voucher waitlist?

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program helps people in our community afford rent by covering part of the cost. This program makes it easier for families to find safe and stable housing while allowing them to choose where they want to live.

The HCV program gives rent assistance in the form of a voucher to households on the waitlist. Home Forward will randomly select up to 3,000 new applicants for the waitlist through a lottery. Vouchers are given out over time in the order people joined the waitlist. Before receiving a voucher, households must go through another check to make sure they qualify. Once they get a voucher, they can use it wherever they choose to live in Multnomah County.

What is the property-based waitlist?

A property-based waitlist is for rent assistance that is tied to a Home Forward apartment community instead of a person. To get this help, you must live at that property. These vouchers cannot be moved to another place. Home Forward will accept applications for 13 property-based waitlists. You can apply for one or more of these waitlists.

Home Forward will randomly pick enough applicants to fill spots for the next three years, based on the number of people waiting, how often units become available, and other factors. Individuals are selected off the waitlist as units become vacant. Once chosen, they must pass an eligibility check. If they qualify, they will get rent assistance as long as they live at that property.

Am I eligible?

Anyone can apply to be added to a waitlist. If you are selected at random to join a waitlist and you are notified that your name is at the top of a waitlist, we will ask you a few additional questions to be sure you are eligible for the programs. Here is a list of eligibility guidelines:

Eligibility

* These figures will likely change around the time the application opens.

Application Guide

Interested in applying for a waitlist? Check out this Application Guide [Click Here] to make sure you are prepared for the application opening on Tuesday, April 15, 2025 at 9 a.m.

Approved Medical Priority

Waitlists for Housing Choice Voucher and apartment communities are always open for anyone who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and life expectancy of less than 12 months. They will be served with priority after completing Priority Verification Due to Health form with a medical provider.

Some Home Forward housing communities are reserved for seniors and people with disabilities and may also have apartments with physical accommodations for accessibility.

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