Rural Ulster Preservation Company
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Rental Assistance: Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program

Rural Ulster Preservation Company is the local administrator for the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program in Ulster County. This is federal program provides rental assistance for very low-income families to enable them to choose and lease affordable privately-owned rental housing. RUPCO currently administers 1397 vouchers.

The Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Rental Assistance Program waiting list is closed.

Program Eligibility

If your income falls at, or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) you would qualify for Housing Choice Voucher Program assistance. You should complete our Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance application, which can be obtained at our office, weekdays between 8:30am and 4:30 pm. Once you have completed your application it should be hand deliver or mailed to our office. Please note households are assisted on a first come first served basis. For households with more than one family member, selection will be based on date and time of pre-application. For single person households, persons who are elderly, disabled, handicapped or displaced will also be selected before other single person households. Please remember to keep us informed, with written notification, of any change in household size, income amount and/or income source.

Income Guidelines

Family Size
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
50%AMI $24,400 $27,900 $31,350 $34,850 $37,650 $40,450 $43,200 $46,000

RUPCO Rental Assistance Contact Information: 845.331.2140
Vanessa Secore Director of Rental Assistance Ext. 209 vsecore@rupco.org
Laurie Smith Senior HCV Program Specialist Ext. 204 lsmith@rupco.org
Ana DeOliveira

HCV Program Specialist

Ext. 203 adeoliveira@rupco.org
Bobbie McLaughlin

HCV Program Specialist

Ext. 211 bmclaughlin@rupco.org
Erika Rosans

HCV Program Specialist

Ext. 210 erosans@rupco.org
Tonya Stewart

HCV Program Specialist

Ext. 205 tstewart@rucp.org
Michelle Zupa

HCV Program Specialist

Ext. 225 mzupa@rupco.org
Carolyn Wagner Housing Inspector Ext. 212 cwagner@rupco.org
Carol Buskey Program Services Manager Ext. 208 cbuskey@rupco.org
Sierra Smith Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator Ext. 312 ssmith@rupco.org

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