HUD Rental Assistance
Description of Program
- The Housing Authority (HA) Program is a federally funded rental subsidy program for very low income residents of an established geographic area.
- Communities or counties can apply for the funds by demonstrating need through an application process.
- If funded, the community or county operates under a government contract per mandated time periods.
Structure of the Program
The program is designed to give eligible families freedom-of-choice in finding an existing, decent, safe and sanitary rental unit under rent guidelines (payment standards) established by the government.
Procedurally:
- An applicant who meets the eligibility requirements will be placed on the waiting list until a voucher becomes available.
- Applicant locates a rental unit within the required geographic area.
- Housing unit must pass a required rental unit inspection to determine if it meets rental-housing criteria.
- Applicants may stay in their present unit if the unit passes inspection. Inspections are completed to ensure decent, safe and sanitary housing.
- Once an approved unit has been located, the applicant will pay an adjusted affordable amount for rent. In general, the family pays 30% of their adjusted gross income for rent plus utilities, and the program pays the balance.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be a very-low income family (The term "family" also includes elderly, disabled, and single individuals as defined by government regulations.)
Eligibility is based upon gross annual income and number of people in the family*
* Please contact the Dodgeville office for the requirements in Dodgeville.
Platteville Eligibility Requirements
| No. in Family | Priority Eligibility | Maximum Income |
| 1 | $11,800 | $19,650 |
| 2 | $13,500 | $22,500 |
| 3 | $15,150 | $25,300 |
| 4 | $16,850 | $28,100 |
| 5 | $18,200 | $30,350 |
| 6 | $19,550 | $32,600 |
| 7 | $20,900 | $34,850 |
| 8 | $22,250 | $37,100 |
| * The household's total annual income may not exceed the applicable income limit. These income limits are subject to change due to federal government revisions. | ||
NOTE: Eligibility does not mean immediate placement. If the applicant appears to be eligible, the applicant is then placed on the waiting list.
Available Assistance Programs
SWCAP works in cooperation with the Dodgeville Housing Authority to provide rent assistance to very low income individuals and families in Iowa County and with the Platteville Housing Authority to provide assistance to people in the City of Platteville.
Rental Voucher
- Under the Housing Choice Voucher Program, if the rent amount is within the established payment standard, the family pays 30% of their adjusted gross income for rent plus utilities and the program pays the difference.
- The family is not allowed to pay the difference above the established payment standard and the actual gross rent for the unit.
- The difference is added to the family's 30% rent amount, and that total cannot exceed 40% of the family's monthly adjusted income
To Apply
Dodgeville Housing Authority
100 E Fountain St
Dodgeville WI 53533
608-935-9593
Platteville Housing Authority and Housing Rehabilitation
75 North Bonson Street
PO Box 780
Platteville, WI 53818
608-348-9741
Fax: 608-348-9145
Barb Argall, Housing Authority Director
608-348-9741 x233
argallb@platteville.org
Lori Olson Pink, Housing Rehabilitation Coordinator
608-348-9741 x246
l.olson-pink@swcap.org
More Information
Rental Assistance Program Brochure (356KB PDF) 
City of Platteville Department of Housing & Urban Development - Renting