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Sep 22, 2023 · Winter. Final Exams. Tuesday, March 5 - Friday, March 8, 2024. Winter. Spring Break (residence halls remain open only for students continuing in residence from Winter to Spring Quarters) Saturday, March 9 - Sunday, March 17, 2024. Winter. Move Out (for students departing at end of Winter Quarter) Saturday, March 9, 2024, 12 PM.
The Chicago Housing Authority is the second largest public housing agency in the nation. It serves more than 15,000 low-income public housing households, providing safe, decent and affordable housing in healthy, vibrant communities. Public housing provides homes for families, the elderly and those with disabilities from scattered single family ...
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- Lease Effective Dates
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- Utility Allowance
- Modification Fund
- HCV Health and Wellness Program
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CHA’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program plays a vital role in housing families with children, the elderly and people with disabilities across Chicago. Using federal funds provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the voucher program helps participant families pay for housing in the private market, such as apartments...
Applicant families must meet the following eligibility requirements to qualify for the HCV Program: • Meet HUD’s definition of family • Meet income limits specified by HUD • Qualify on the basis of citizenship or eligible immigrant status • Provide Social Security number information • Sign required consent forms • Pass screening process
Effective January 1, 2017, CHA will bill the initial PHA for the Participant’s Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) and fees associated with administering the voucher. An eligible family that has been issued a housing choice voucher may use that voucher to lease a unit anywhere in the United States where there is a housing agency operating a HCV Progra...
Effective October 2019: the Chicago Housing Authority will now allow the lease effective date to be on any day of the month, except the 1st.
Payment standards represent the maximum amount of subsidy that CHA can provide a family. CHA does notautomatically approve this rent level for a given unit. CHA's monthly rent subsidy depends on a number of factors, including payment standards, the rents of other comparable unsubsidized rental units in the area, and the income of the family Please ...
Participants in the HCV program pay approximately 30% of their income for rent and utilities. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has defined Total Tenant Payment (TTP) for "rent" to include both shelter and the costs for reasonable amounts of utilities. The amount determined necessary cover the resident's reasonable utility costs...
CHA has partnered with the Chicago Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) to offer HCV participants with a verifiable disability the opportunity to receive home accessibility modifications to make their current or soon-to-be home more accessible, free of charge. Modifications can include, but are not limited to: ramps, porch or stair li...
The Chicago Housing Authority's HCV Health and Wellness Program aims to help HCV participants and their household members focus on their overall health and well-being with personalized services such as case management, care coordination, individual and family therapy and access to community-based resources. For more information, including who to co...
CHA operates three Regional Offices to accommodate in-person visits. HCV Program participants will be assigned to one of these offices (based on ZIP code) to attend appointments and conduct business with CHA. All HCV Program offices are open from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday*. *Beginning September 1, 2023, all HCV Program offices wi...
Housing & Residence Life does not offer on-campus housing for graduate/advanced degree-seeking students or married/family housing. Housing Application & Assignment Process. The new student housing application generally opens within the myHousing portal in early May, closing at the end of June. Each student has the opportunity to provide ...
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Contact Us housing@uchicago.edu 773.702.7366 Visit Us Campus North Residential Commons, Suite 110 5500 S. University Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637
