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Section 8 Voucher Program Information: State of Minnesota

What is the Section 8 Voucher program?

The Section 8 Voucher program (a.k.a. Section 8 Housing Choice program) is a federal housing subsidy program offering rental assistance to qualifying applicants. Although it is funded by the federal government, it is administered by local housing authorities.

Minnesota Section 8 Voucher Jurisdictions

The map below is color-coded according to Minnesota's Section 8 Voucher program jurisdictions.

Jurisdictions are made up of either one city or county, or a combination of cities and counties. Whatever the geographical makeup, the Section 8 Voucher program for the entire jurisdiction is administered by one designated housing authority.

Click on any jurisdiction on the map below to find the following information for that jurisdiction:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Payment Standards
  3. Utility Allowances
  4. Portability Contact Information
  5. Bedroom Size Restrictions
  6. Minnesota Income Limits

Clay HRA and Moorhead PHA Becker County HRA & Detroit Lakes HRA Northwest MN Multi-County HRA Kandiyohi County HRA Worthington HRA Wadena HRA Todd County HRA Swift County HRA Stevens County HRA Stearns County HRA St Cloud HRA Southeastern MN Multi-County HRA South Central MN Multi-County HRA South Central MN Multi-County HRA South Central MN Multi-County HRA Rice County HRA Renville County HRA Pipestone HRA Owatonna HRA Olmsted County HRA New Ulm EDA Morrison County HRA Mora HRA Meeker County HRA McLeod County HRA Mankato & Blue Earth County EDA Le Sueur & Faribault County HRA Le Sueur & Faribault County HRA Koochiching County HRA Itasca County HRA Grant County HRA Fergus Falls / Otter Tail County HRA Duluth HRA & Virginia HRA Douglas County HRA Cook HRA Cloquet HRA Clearwater County HRA Chippewa HRA Cass County HRA Cambridge EDA Brainerd HRA Big Stone County HRA Bemidji HRA Austin HRA & Mower County HRA Albert Lea HRA Aitkin County HRA

How it works

Qualifying renters can use a Section 8 voucher to pay for a portion of their rent in any private market vacancy that will accept Section 8 Vouchers. (Note: Renters with and without Section 8 Vouchers are subject to landlords' screening processes before being accepted as tenants.)

Because the program offers so much choice, it is the most popular subsidized housing program and therefore the most difficult program for which to qualify.



Aitkin County HRA
Albert Lea HRA
Austin HRA
Becker County HRA
Bemidji HRA
Big Stone County HRA
Brainerd HRA
Cambridge EDA
Cass County HRA
Chippewa HRA
Clay County HRA
Clearwater County HRA
Cloquet HRA
Cook HRA
Crookston HRA
Detroit Lakes HRA
Douglas County HRA
Duluth HRA
East Grand Forks EDHA
Fergus Falls / Otter Tail County HRA
Grant County HRA
Itasca County HRA
Kandiyohi County HRA
Koochiching County HRA
Le Sueur & Faribault County HRA
Mankato & Blue Earth County EDA
McLeod County HRA
Meeker County HRA
Moorhead PHA
Mora HRA
Morrison County HRA
Mower County HRA
New Ulm EDA
Northwest MN Multi-County HRA
Olmsted County HRA
Owatonna HRA
Pipestone HRA
Red Wing HRA
Renville County HRA
Rice County HRA
South Central MN Multi-County HRA
Southeastern MN Multi-County HRA
St Cloud HRA
Stearns County HRA
Stevens County HRA
Swift County HRA
Todd County HRA
Virginia HRA
Wadena HRA
Willmar HRA
Winona HRA
Worthington HRA


Section 8 Information: Twin Cities Metro Area

In the Twin Cities metro area, the Section 8 Voucher program is administered by eleven different housing authorities covering the seven Twin Cities metro area counties.

Each of these housing authorities serves one specific region of the metro area creating 11 different Metro Area Section 8 Voucher Program jurisdictions.

Click on any jurisdiction on the Twin Cities Metro area map below to find the following information for that jurisdiction:

  1. Contact Information
  2. Payment Standards
  3. Utility Allowances
  4. Portability Contact Information
  5. Bedroom Size Restrictions
  6. Minnesota Income Limits

To find out which metro areas are covered by which housing authorities, you can download the following documents.


7-County Metro Area Map of Section 8 Programs (PDF)
map with phone numbers for the 11 metro area housing authorities administering general vouchers

Section 8 Voucher Programs (PDF)
alphabetical list with contact information for all 13 metro area Section 8 Voucher administering agencies



Washington County HRA St Paul Public Housing Agency St Louis Park Housing Authority South St Paul HRA Scott County CDA Richfield HRA Plymouth HRA Minneapolis PHA Metro HRA Dakota County CDA Bloomington HRA


Bloomington HRA
Dakota County CDA
Metro HRA
Minneapolis PHA
Plymouth HRA
Richfield HRA
Scott County CDA
South St Paul HRA
St Louis Park Housing Authority
St Paul Public Housing Agency
Washington County HRA


Metro Area Payment Standards

Includes all major housing authorities in the metro area.


Metro Area Housing Authority Payment Standards (PDF)
Last updated: April 30, 2008


For more information:

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) maintains the Average Median Income for the entire country, as well as seeing the Fair Market Rents. You can locate a new tool to find the AMI by County in Minnesota at this location on the HUD User website below. Once you click enter the website click on the FY 2008 Income Limits Documentation link, the system is then relatively easy to navigate.



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