Lafayette 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. Lafayette Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Lafayette Housing Authority administered a total of 1,215 Section 8 Vouchers. Lafayette Housing Authority currently has Section 8 as its program type. Lafayette Housing Authority is located at 100 Executive Dr., Suite J, Lafayette, IN, 47901 and serves the city of Lafayette. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Lafayette Housing Authority at, (765) 771-1300 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The Lafayette Housing Authority (LHA) administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program to over 1200 households in the cities of Lafayette, West Lafayette and the five mile radius surrounding the cities. The Section 8 program was created in 1974 under the Community Development Act. It is one of the federal government's largest programs for assisting low income families to secure housing at an affordable cost. Funding for the Section 8 program is provided from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Participants on the program rent from private landlords and pay approximately 30% (not to exceed 40%) of their adjusted gross income toward rent, including an allowance for utilities paid by the participant. The Housing Authority pays assistance based on a payment standard set for the participant. The assistance is tied to the participant, not to the unit and thus provides flexibility to the participant in choosing where they want to live.

* Provide affordable housing opportunities
* To stimulate the development of and increase the availability of affordable housing
* To ensure safe and decent housing for participants
* To promote self-sufficiency and independence
* To be fiscally responsible
* To perform these charges without discrimination and with respect for those we serve.