Elkhart Housing Authority - Rental Assistance, Suitable Housing, Rental Assistance Programs

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LIPH Staff

H CV Staff

Elkhart Housing Authority

1396 Benham Ave. Elkhart Indiana 46516

Indiana Energy Assistance Program (EAP)

The Energy Assistance Program (EAP) can help you pay your heat and electric bills! EAP provides a one-time annual benefit that can assist you with the high cost of home energy and can help if you are disconnected or are about to get disconnected . An EAP benefit will not cover all your annual heating and electric costs, so you should continue to pay your bills regularly. These benefits are paid directly to the utility vendor to help cover your heating and electric costs. If your utilities are included in rent, you may still qualify for EAP.

Energy Assistance Program PY2025

The Energy Assistance Program application opens Oct 1, 2024 and closes April 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Applicants can apply online via the online portal, by mail, in-person, or by calling 2-1-1. To apply in-person or request a paper application form, applicants must contact their Local Service Provider (LSP).

For complete details, please click on the following link:

https://www.in.gov/ihcda/homeowners-and-renters/low-income-home-energy-assistance-program-liheap/#What_is_the_Energy_Assistance_Program__EAP__

Fill Out a Public Housing Online Application

This is not a Section 8 Application.

Property Info:

December 11th, 2025 (3:30 PM) - PUBLIC NOTICE – ANNUAL AGENCY PLAN HEARING
Elkhart Housing Authority has developed a draft version of its Annual Agency Plan for Fiscal Year beginning April 1, 2026 and 5 year Capital Fund Program budgets in compliance with current HUD regulations. The Plan will be available for public review at the Housing Authority’s office located at 1396 Benham Ave., Elkhart beginning October 28, 2025. The Authority’s hours of operation are 8:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday. In addition, a public hearing on the Agency Plan will be held on December 11, 2025, at 3:30PM in the Housing Authority’s office.

View the next monthly Board Meeting

Schedule here.

View last month's Board meeting minutes here.

Housing Choice Voucher Waitlist Closure

The Elkhart Housing Authority will close its Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list effective on 5/31/2025. The waiting list will remain open for Foster Youth Initiative (FYI) applications, Foster Youth Initiative (FYI) voucher transfers to a Housing Choice Voucher, and emergency transfers from Public Housing under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).

The monthly lottery on our website on the first business day of the month for a program application will no longer be held after May 2025. We will notify the public through local newspapers, our website, and onsite postings when the waitlist will reopen as that information becomes available.