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4 <br />Waiting List Status <br />The current Section 8 Waiting List totals approximately 1,450 families and applications are <br />presently being accepted in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays only. The waiting list was <br />purged in the summer of 2009 to be certain that we maintain a current and accurate list of <br />applicants. That process reduced the number on the waiting list to nearly 1,200 of interested <br />applicants. Thus, we have experienced an 18% increase in applications in the last six months. <br />Selections are made from the waiting list according to date and time of application and <br />preference ranking when current voucher holders leave the program which limits the number of <br />new families we are able to assist each year. As a result, the average wait time on the list is <br />close to three years and many wait longer than that time period. <br />While most of those on the waiting list are Orange County residents, in recent months, we have <br />seen an increase in the number of applicants from surrounding counties because the waiting list <br />in those counties is closed. Specifically, in the Triangle; the Section 8 Programs in Durham, <br />Graham (Alamance County), and Wake County are no longer accepting applications for the <br />program. Only the City of Raleigh has an open waiting list. This does cause some interested <br />families to look for available programs that are accepting applications. Thus, for those program <br />still accepting applications, this trend causes the waiting lists to become unmanageable quickly. <br />Therefore, County staff will be analyzing our list to determine if we should continue to accept <br />applications given our ability to provide vouchers continues be stretched over several years. <br />