Question 1

WHAT ARE THE STATE NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILITY?

Accepted Answer

1 Bedroom $45,100 - 2 Bedroom $51,500 - 3 Bedroom $58,000 - 4 Bedroom $64,400

Question 2

WHAT ARE THE FEDERAL NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILTY?

Accepted Answer

1 Bedroom $45,100 - 2 Bedroom $51,500 - 3 Bedroom $58,000 - 4 Bedroom $64,400

Question 3

DO MY ASSETS FIGURE INTO MY RENT CALCULATION?

Accepted Answer

State aided public housing and Federal public housing includes actual income derived from asset or current percentage of assigned value, as part of annual income.

Question 4

HOW DO YOU DEFINE ELDERY/HANDICAPPED?

Accepted Answer

Elderly/Handicapped is defined as a person who is at least 62 years of age for Federally aided housing and 60 years of age for State aided housing and/or a person having a physical or mental impairment.

Question 5

DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTRALIZED SECTION 8 WAITING LIST?

Accepted Answer

Yes, See the Documents Tab to download a Pre-Application.

Question 6

WHEREN AM I ON THE WAITLIST?

Accepted Answer

We are unable to provide you a number of where you are on our waitlist or a time estimate.
We can confirm that you are on the waitlist and if your application has been pulled for processing

Question 7

WHY CAN YOU NOT TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

Accepted Answer

The statewide centralized waitlists can change daily depending on emergency applications and preferences.  The statewide waitlists are still new and do not have enough data to project an estimated wait time for applicants.

Question 8

CAN YOU TELL ME IF I AM AN EMERGENCY?

Accepted Answer

We can tell you if you are listed as an emergency on the waitlist. All emergencies are verified by the Housing Authority at the time the application is pulled from the waitlist. Applications may not meet the state and federal criteria for claiming emergency status and will be placed back on the waitlist as a standard application.

Question 9

CAN I MAKE CHANGES TO MY APPLICATION?

Accepted Answer

Yes. We encourage all applicants to manager their own application in the CHAMP waitlist system.

Question 10

WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO PROVIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO SEE IF I HAVE AN APPLICATION OF FILE?

Accepted Answer

You must have your Date of Birth and Social Security number if applicable.

Question 11

HOW LONG DOES ITI TAKE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IF I CALL TO SEE IF I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

Accepted Answer

Due to the unusually high number of waitlist status calls at this time all calls received will be returned on Thursdays only.

(781) 344-6599

There are no Section 8 vouchers being issued at this time

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT ARE THE STATE NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILITY?

WHAT ARE THE FEDERAL NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILTY?

DO MY ASSETS FIGURE INTO MY RENT CALCULATION?

HOW DO YOU DEFINE ELDERY/HANDICAPPED?

DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTRALIZED SECTION 8 WAITING LIST?

WHEREN AM I ON THE WAITLIST?

WHY CAN YOU NOT TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

CAN YOU TELL ME IF I AM AN EMERGENCY?

CAN I MAKE CHANGES TO MY APPLICATION?

WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO PROVIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO SEE IF I HAVE AN APPLICATION OF FILE?

HOW LONG DOES ITI TAKE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IF I CALL TO SEE IF I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

Stoughton Housing Authority

Office Hours

Maintenance Staff Hours

Application Links

Policies

(781) 344-6599

Frequently Asked Questions

WHAT ARE THE STATE NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILITY?

WHAT ARE THE FEDERAL NET INCOME LIMITS FOR ELIGIBILTY?

DO MY ASSETS FIGURE INTO MY RENT CALCULATION?

HOW DO YOU DEFINE ELDERY/HANDICAPPED?

DO YOU PARTICIPATE IN THE CENTRALIZED SECTION 8 WAITING LIST?

WHEREN AM I ON THE WAITLIST?

WHY CAN YOU NOT TELL ME WHERE I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

CAN YOU TELL ME IF I AM AN EMERGENCY?

CAN I MAKE CHANGES TO MY APPLICATION?

WHAT INFORMATION DO I NEED TO PROVIDE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO SEE IF I HAVE AN APPLICATION OF FILE?

HOW LONG DOES ITI TAKE TO GET A RESPONSE FROM THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IF I CALL TO SEE IF I AM ON THE WAITLIST?

Stoughton Housing Authority

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Office Hours

Maintenance Staff Hours

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Application Links

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Policies