Instructions

• How it works
• Using the Application Guide
• Your user name and password
• Required information
• Saving your application for later
• Making changes to your application
• Security
• Time to complete

How it works

Seattle Housing Authority's online Pre-Application allows eligible people to apply for several housing programs: Low Income Public Housing, the Seattle Senior Housing Program, High Point, NewHolly, Rainier Vista, and Impact Property Management / Special Portfolio.

Follow the instructions for answering the questions on each page of the form. You may be asked to correct your answers if they don't follow the required format. You can save an incomplete pre-application at any time and complete it later.

After you submit your pre-application, Seattle Housing Authority will send you a confirmation letter. If you do not receive a confirmation letter within six weeks, or if any of the information in this letter is incorrect, contact us immediately.

Using the Application Guide

Seattle Housing Authority's Application Guide can help you complete the online pre-application. You can download the Guide from the How to Apply page for the program for which you want to apply.

Your user name and password

On the first page of the pre-application you will be asked to choose a user name and password. Your user name and password identify you, and allow you to save an incomplete application and finish it later. You will also be asked to choose a secret question and answer that will be used to identify you in case you forget your user name or password.

Required information

Please be prepared to provide the following required information:

• A current mailing address and telephone number where we can reach you
  
  
• Names of everyone who will live with you
  
  
• Social Security numbers for everyone who will live with you
  
  
• Dates of birth for everyone who will live with you
  
  
• The sex (male/female) of everyone who will live with you
  
  
• The race and ethnicity of everyone who will live with you
  
  
• Whether anyone who will live with you is handicapped or disabled
  
  
• The primary language of the head of household
  
  
• The current living situation (for example, "homeless" or "not homeless") of the household
  
  
• The value of all household assets (for example, bank accounts, investments and real estate)
  
  
• The total monthly income of the household (including all household members)
  
  
• The sources of all income (wages, pensions, TANF, and other sources)
  
  
• The housing programs for which you want to apply

Saving your application for later

You can save an incomplete application and finish it later. To save an application, click the Save and Sign Out link at the top left of the pre-application screen. Any information you have entered up until that point will be saved.

To finish your pre-application later, return to this page and click on the Sign In and Finish link on the left at the top left of the pre-application screen. You will need your user name and password to access a saved application.

Making changes to your application

You can make changes to your pre-application as often as you want before you submit it to Seattle Housing Authority.

After you submit your pre-application, you will only be able to make changes by contacting the the agency's Porchlight building—either in writing or in person. Click the Frequently Asked Questions link at the top left of the pre-application screen to learn more.

Security

Submitting information through the online Pre-Application is as secure as shopping online. In addition, Seattle Housing Authority will not share your information with other parties.

Time to complete

If you have the required information ready, the online Pre-Application takes about 30 minutes to complete.