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Resident email raises long Section 8 wait, accessibility and rent spike; commission refers case to housing staff
Summary
A July email from a resident described a lengthy wait for a Housing Choice Voucher, an inability to accept second- or third-floor units because of a disability, and a large rent increase. Commissioners reviewed the email and agreed to refer the resident to housing staff and external agencies for assistance.
The Manchester Housing Commission on Aug. 13 read into the meeting record an email from a resident who said she applied for a Housing Choice Voucher (commonly called Section 8) in 2021 and expected a voucher within about three years, but has not received one. The email said the resident was offered only second- or third-floor units that she could not use because of mobility limitations; when she declined, she said she was told she would have to wait another three years for…
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