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What is a Section 8 Voucher?
Rental Assistance in the Private Market
The Housing Authority of Brevard County (HABC) provides federal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance to more than 1,600 households with low incomes in Brevard County.
Many of HABC’s rental assistance households include seniors or individuals with disabilities.
Rental housing assistance is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Because funding is limited, there is a wait list to receive federal rental assistance through HABC. The average wait time is approximately 5 years.
Apply for the HABC Section 8 Voucher
To apply for the HABC Section 8 voucher waitlist, click on the button below to begin the online application:
The application will become available on October 1, 2020 at 12:01AM and will close on October 5, 2020 at 11:59PM
As soon as we are ready to begin accepting new applications an update will be posted informing you. Thank you for your understanding.
Emergency Housing Voucher Notice
You may be eligible for an Emergency Housing Voucher if you meet the following criteria:
- Homeless
- At risk of homeless
- Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking
- Recently homeless and for whom providing rental assistance will prevent the family’s homelessness or having high risk of housing instability
If you are interested in applying, please submit your full name, phone number/email address and which criteria you meet to
housing@brevardhomelesscoalition.org
There is no guarantee that an Emergency Housing Voucher will be issued.
Already Applied? Check The Winning Numbers
Section 8 Waitlist: July 2020 Winning Application Numbers
The 100 application confirmation numbers listed below were selected through a random computerdraw. The random draw was conducted by an independent, third-party software company.
If your confirmation number is listed, then your name has been placed on the Housing Choice Voucher
Waiting List. If your confirmation number is not listed, then your entry was not picked in the lottery,
and your name cannot be placed on the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List.
Type your application number in the search box to check if your application was selected.
| Application Number |
|---|
| 149101979 |
| 840108714 |
| 720107348 |
| 157103782 |
| 767101780 |
| 501107797 |
| 590104358 |
| 166103909 |
| 95099473 |
| 416103377 |
| 560100739 |
| 379108456 |
| 38299954 |
| 970103724 |
| 463108357 |
| 863105230 |
| 105104969 |
| 606108451 |
| 253102900 |
| 642105085 |
| 695106007 |
| 139101323 |
| 229102591 |
| 894105414 |
| 373103825 |
| 333100019 |
| 36199955 |
| 502108657 |
| 507100578 |
| 292100388 |
| 918105924 |
| 541104166 |
| 47099876 |
| 367105873 |
| 935101551 |
| 929103582 |
| 907100141 |
| 600103493 |
| 774108715 |
| 554103955 |
| 318108286 |
| 722106080 |
| 623103304 |
| 153103256 |
| 688102490 |
| 905101985 |
| 821105758 |
| 361105573 |
| 755100573 |
| 876106092 |
| 644104725 |
| 73199765 |
| 49899938 |
| 195101996 |
| 327107229 |
| 655104533 |
| 949103615 |
| 753104290 |
| 846104991 |
| 254101810 |
| 460103947 |
| 441101698 |
| 630107559 |
| 673107818 |
| 870107509 |
| 381107640 |
| 39899741 |
| 78799677 |
| 678100572 |
| 785107800 |
| 238104453 |
| 985102505 |
| 643107469 |
| 80599738 |
| 806106119 |
| 446104707 |
| 301102874 |
| 101103265 |
| 779101864 |
| 74799946 |
| 19499836 |
| 924102299 |
| 636104965 |
| 219104509 |
| 649101483 |
| 583106448 |
| 484105313 |
| 815104851 |
| 520100207 |
| 137102443 |
| 177103715 |
| 511105053 |
| 851101886 |
| 480104311 |
| 142107827 |
| 953102148 |
| 243106651 |
| 706101066 |
| 121106309 |
| 51699727 |
Winning lottery applicants will be contacted by HABC via the contact information that was listed on the application at time of submission.
Previous Winning Numbers
HCV Waitlist Hotline:
(321) 301-1982
For questions regarding your application status or place on the waitlist, please call our HCV Waitlist Hotline at (321) 301-1982
Who is Eligible?
- People who live or work in Brevard County
- Individuals and families with annual income less than 80 percent of Brevard County’s Area Median Income (AMI)*
- Veterans and active-duty military
- Low-income seniors age 62 or older
- Individuals with disabilities
- Homeless families and individuals
* By law, a PHA must provide 75 percent of its voucher to applicants whose incomes do not exceed 30 percent of the area median income. See below for Brevard County’s area median income.
How Does Rental Assistance Work?
Households pay a predetermined portion of their income toward their rent.
HABC pays the balance of the rent, up to the applicable payment standard, directly to the landlord.
The payment standard is the maximum amount of housing assistance that a voucher would pay for a rental housing unit.
If the contract rent is more than the payment standard, the household pays the difference from the approved rental amount and the subsidized amount.
How Much Assistance Can You Get?
HABC calculates the maximum amount of housing assistance allowable.
The maximum is generally whichever is lower of these two options:
(1) The payment standard minus 30 percent of the family’s monthly adjusted income
or
(2) the gross rent minus 30 percent of the adjusted income
(2) the gross rent minus 30 percent of the adjusted income
By law, whenever a family moves to a new unit where the rent exceeds the payment standard, the family may not pay more than 40 percent of its adjusted monthly income for rent.
Where Can You Live with A Voucher?
A household can rent a housing unit (including single family homes, townhomes, apartments, condos, or even mobile units) from any landlord in Brevard County, provided that it meets program requirements. To find affordable housing units you may:
- Search the Section 8 Property Listings on this website
- View HABC’s Affordable Housing Resource Guide
Income Eligibility
2020 Area Median Income (AMI)
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) sets income limits that determine eligibility for assisted housing programs including the Public Housing, Section 8 project-based, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Section 202 housing for the elderly, and Section 811 housing for persons with disabilities programs.
HUD develops income limits based on Median Family Income estimates and Fair Market Rent area definitions for each metropolitan area, parts of some metropolitan areas, and each non-metropolitan county.
All data was generated from HUD here: https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/il/il2020/select_Geography.odn
| 2020 Income Limit Category | Number of Persons in Family | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Extremely Low Income Limits | $14,550 | $17,240 | $21,720 | $26,200 | $30,680 | $35,160 | $39,640 | $44,120 |
| Very Low Income Limits (50% of AMI) | $24,250 | $27,700 | $31,150 | $34,600 | $37,400 | $40,150 | $42,950 | $45,700 |
| Low Income Limits (80% of AMI) | $38,750 | $44,300 | $49,850 | $55,350 | $59,800 | $64,250 | $68,650 | $73,100 |
Payment Standard
2021 Rental Amount Guidelines
Brevard County, FL Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) By Unit Bedrooms for 2021| ZIP Code | City | Efficiency | One- Bedroom | Two- Bedroom | Three- Bedroom | Four- Bedroom | Five- Bedroom | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32754 | Mims | 612 | 743 | 834 | 1117 | 1319 | 1500 | |
| 32780 | Titusville | 656 | 790 | 888 | 1190 | 1413 | 1603 | |
| 32796 | Titusville | 663 | 805 | 909 | 1214 | 1442 | 1636 | |
| 32901 | Melbourne | 698 | 843 | 956 | 1280 | 1516 | 1730 | |
| 32903 | Indialantic | 862 | 1049 | 1212 | 1628 | 1930 | 2206 | |
| 32904 | West Melbourne | 852 | 1039 | 1192 | 1598 | 1900 | 2171 | |
| 32905 | Palm Bay | 642 | 774 | 853 | 1145 | 1387 | 1602 | |
| 32907 | Palm Bay | 792 | 959 | 1083 | 1454 | 1748 | 2018 | |
| 32908 | Palm Bay | 912 | 1109 | 1263 | 1694 | 2038 | 2351 | |
| 32909 | Palm Bay | 712 | 859 | 963 | 1294 | 1558 | 1799 | |
| 32920 | Cape Canaveral | 622 | 753 | 827 | 1110 | 1313 | 1494 | |
| 32922 | Cocoa | 574 | 692 | 752 | 1015 | 1189 | 1354 | |
| 32925 | Patrick AFB | 1002 | 1209 | 1395 | 1871 | 2225 | 2545 | |
| 32926 | Cocoa | 677 | 822 | 921 | 1231 | 1461 | 1662 | |
| 32927 | Cocoa/Port St John | 764 | 927 | 1045 | 1404 | 1662 | 1894 | |
| 32931 | Cocoa Beach | 782 | 949 | 1078 | 1440 | 1716 | 1956 | |
| 32934 | Melbourne | 842 | 1019 | 1172 | 1568 | 1870 | 2137 | |
| 32935 | Melbourne | 710 | 858 | 973 | 1303 | 1548 | 1767 | |
| 32937 | Satellite Beach | 892 | 1079 | 1238 | 1660 | 1976 | 2255 | |
| 32940 | Melbourne/Suntree/W Viera | 982 | 1199 | 1392 | 1868 | 2220 | 2539 | |
| 32948 | Felsmere | 512 | 649 | 702 | 938 | 1080 | 1228 | |
| 32949 | Grant | 752 | 929 | 1082 | 1458 | 1780 | 2033 | |
| 32950 | Malabar | 854 | 1041 | 1219 | 1649 | 2019 | 2307 | |
| 32951 | Melbourne Beach | 1032 | 1249 | 1448 | 1940 | 2306 | 2635 | |
| 32952 | Merritt Island | 782 | 949 | 1078 | 1440 | 1716 | 1956 | |
| 32953 | Merritt Island | 652 | 789 | 878 | 1180 | 1396 | 1588 | |
| 32955 | Rockledge | 842 | 1019 | 1158 | 1550 | 1846 | 2106 | |
| 32976 | Sebastian | 587 | 719 | 780 | 1044 | 1268 | 1466 |