Falmouth, Massachusetts Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Falmouth Housing Authority (FHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on May 31, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the FHA, this waiting list is for applicants "between ages of 18-61, disabled, at risk/homelessness."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the application that was available online here.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Mainstream: Household includes a non-elderly person (18-61 years of age) with disabilities and is transitioning out of institutional and/or other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, at risk of becoming homeless (for reasons beyond Title 42, Chapter 110, Subchapter I, of the United States Code, ref: pgs. 7-9, NOFA -2017 Mainstream Voucher Program).
• Involuntarily displaced and is not living in standard permanent housing, or is homeless (per Title 42, Chapter 110, Subchapter I, of the United States Code). Examples of involuntary displacement are: (1) Federally declared natural disaster, (2) Physical/Mental Abuse, (3) Reprisal, (4) Hate crimes, (5) Current unit is inaccessible, or (6) HUD disposition.
• Living in substandard housing (a homeless family is considered to be living in substandard housing).
• Paying more than 50% of gross monthly income for rent and utilities for at least 90 days.
• Live or work in the Town of Falmouth. Work is defined as working for at least 15 hours per week for the past six (6) months.
• Live or work in the remainder of Barnstable County, Dukes or Nantucket Counties. Work is defined as working for at least 15 hours a week for the past six (6) months.
• Veteran of the US Armed Forces with an honorable discharge or his or her surviving spouse.
• Participants in the DIAL Program who are no longer eligible.

It is not known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the FHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the FHA website on April 26, 2021.