How Do You Get Section 8 Housing Assistance In Kenosha County, Wisconsin?
Kenosha County, Wisconsin, is not excepted from the nation’s affordable housing crisis. As the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) reports, a full-time minimum wage worker in the county cannot afford fair market rent. For example, the typical two-bedroom rent in Kenosha costs $843, as of 2010, which requires full-time hourly earnings of $16.21 for affordability, based on the standard that a family should put no more than 30 percent of its income towards housing. Kenosha’s minimum wage is $7.25 an hour, as of 2010. HUD’s Section 8 program covers the amount of rent that, in most cases, exceeds the 30-percent threshold for eligible renter households. Contact the Kenosha Housing Authority at 262-653-4120. While HUD funds and oversees the Section 8 program, local housing authorities run its day-to-day activities, including the screening of applicants. Ask if the Section 8 waiting list is open. As of October 2010, it is closed. The Kenosha Housing Authority’s website does not indic