East Peoria 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. East Peoria Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 60 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. East Peoria Housing Authority administered a total of 295 Section 8 Vouchers. East Peoria Housing Authority currently has Section 8 as its program type. East Peoria Housing Authority is located at 100 S. Main St., East Peoria, IL, 61611 and serves the city of East Peoria. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact East Peoria Housing Authority at, (309) 698-4718 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

The East Peoria Housing Authority (EPHA) operates a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program with funds from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. Eligible persons rent from a private landlord on the open market. The EPHA helps program participants pay the rent to their landlord. To qualify, the household income must be below the EPHA income guidelines. Each housing unit, whether it is a house, apartment or mobile home, is inspected for minimum compliance with Housing Quality Standards (HQS). Current funding permits participation of 195 clients. Landlords are responsible for screening potential tenants for suitability and are permitted to utilize their own lease agreement. There is a Housing Assistance Contract signed between the East Peoria Housing Authority and the Landlord.

Currently our waitlist is closed and we are NOT accepting applications under any circumstances.

East Peoria Housing Authority (EPHA) mission:

- The East Peoria Housing Authority provides an opportunity for lower income East Peoria residents to receive financial rental help, satisfying a basic need, and allowing for a greater quality of life for their family than their income would otherwise permit.
- The East Peoria Housing Authority will provide resources and support to strengthen self-worth and reinforce self-esteem, ultimately benefiting the children.
- The East Peoria Housing Authority will provide financial relief to the elderly and disabled who often live on fixed incomes, thus giving them the means to afford decent, safe and sanitary housing.