VOUCHERS

Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) allow participants to select any qualifying market rent apartment in the private rental market. The residents will pay a percent of their adjusted current income, and the housing voucher will provide the difference to the participating landlord.

KCDC must provide 75% of its vouchers to applicants whose income does not exceed 30% of the area median income. Median income levels are published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

During the application process, KCDC will collect information on family income, assets and family composition. KCDC will verify this information with other local housing agencies, your employer and bank, and will use the information to determine program eligibility and the amount of the housing assistance payment.

If KCDC determines that your family is eligible, KCDC will put your name on the waiting list. Once your name reaches the top of the waiting list, you will be contacted to complete a full application and provide all required documentation.

Special Purpose Vouchers are a type of Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, administered by KCDC. When used with Continuums of Care (CoCs) and other partners, these programs offer unique opportunities to target rental assistance resources to specific populations to advance a community’s plan to end homelessness, support a community’s equity outcomes, and offer ways to engage with people with lived experience of homelessness and involvement with various systems.

Through the HUD-VASH program, KCDC administers subsidized housing vouchers that allow homeless veterans in the agency’s service area to obtain safe, affordable and permanent residence. Additionally, Veterans Affairs (VA) social workers provide case management and develop treatment plans to support veterans as they transition out of homelessness. This program is intended to assist chronically homeless veterans. Applicants must meet specific criteria to qualify.

Through the HUD-VASH program, KCDC administers subsidized housing vouchers and project-based vouchers that allow homeless veterans in the agency’s service area to obtain safe, affordable, and permanent residence. Additionally, Veterans Affairs (VA) social workers provide case management and develop treatment plans to support veteran as they transition out of homelessness. These programs are intended to assist chronically homeless veterans. A referral is required from the VA for these programs. If interested, please inquire with the VA Homeless Team at 865-670-2369. 

Project-Based Vouchers are attached to a specific unit whose landlord contracts with the state or local housing authority to rent the unit to families and individuals with low income.

KCDC has awarded Project-Based Vouchers to developers of the following properties, which increases the availability of affordable housing in Knoxville and Knox County. To apply for these properties, visit the KCDC Rental Assistance office at 400 Harriet Tubman St., Knoxville, TN 37915. Applications are accepted 7:30 a.m.-noon Monday-Friday.