Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 164 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority administered a total of 983 Section 8 Vouchers. Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority is located at 7600 Commerce Park, Dubuque, IA, 52002 and serves the city of Dubuque. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Eastern Iowa Regional Housing Authority at, (563) 556-4166 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

EIRHA was established in 1978 to meet the housing needs of low and moderate income families and elderly, and serves seven counties: Cedar, Clinton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones Counties and the city of Bettendorf in Scott County in Eastern Iowa. The cities of Clinton and Dubuque are not served by the EIRHA region. EIRHA has a contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to serve as many families as possible using their calendar year budget for Housing Assistance Payments (HAP) through the Section 8 HCV Program and owns/manages 164 public housing units of family and senior citizen housing in the region. EIRHA is a member of the Iowa Chapter of NAHRO.

Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) - EIRHA has an annual contributions contract to assist up to 983 households, within its budget authority, with rental assistance in the region. The participating family chooses a decent, safe, and sanitary rental unit in which to reside. If the landlord agrees to lease the unit to the household under the Section 8 HCV Program, and EIRHA approves the rental unit, EIRHA will make monthly rental payments to the landlord to help the household pay their rent each month. Participating households pay a minimum of 30% of their adjusted income for rent and utilities or $50, whichever is greater.

Public Housing Program - EIRHA owns and manages 164 rental units in Dubuque, Jackson, Delaware, and Clinton Counties. These Public Housing units consist of apartments, duplexes, and single family homes to provide housing for low-income families, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Participants in the program pay a minimum of 30% of their adjusted income toward rent and utilities or $50, whichever is greater. Payments are made directly to EIRHA on the first of each month.