When asked for a timeline of when the list will open back up for other Hoosiers in need, Lewis had no idea - stating it could take years.įor those 8,000 on the list waiting for help, Lewis says they're looking at a 3-5 year wait on average ' 5 years being more closer to the time than 3.' Lewis says so far, the agency has helped less than 2,000 of those 10,000 applicants find a place to live. 'Those 10,000 come from about 35,000 applications,' she said. IHA Interim Executive Director, Marcia Lewis, says it was only open for two days.ġ0,000 Hoosiers qualified for assistance. 'The list is so long that you can't even get on the list,' she said. Lopez can't get on the Indianapolis Housing Agency's Section 8 waiting list. This is killing me, but at least with this I have utilities,' she said.

I don't have $1,500 or $2,000 a month for rent. 'I have to have at least a three bedroom legally and there are no three bedrooms I can afford. While looking for a three bedroom apartment big enough for her family, she was living in her car and bouncing around from motel to motel.įive months later, she's still struggling to find an affordable place to call home. 'The kids had no shoes, no shirts, no clothes,' said Lopez. Her family lost everything in 2021 after their apartment burned down weeks before Christmas. 'I am just a single mom trying to work and take care of my kids.'

'There is no affordable housing,' said Christina Lopez, a mother of six. There are 8,000 people on Indianapolis Housing Agency's waiting list right now. WRTV Investigates took a deeper dive into the problem. The Indianapolis Housing Agency says it can't keep up with the high demand and lack of inventory. INDIANAPOLIS - A lack of affordable housing is impacting thousands of Hoosiers, especially low-income families.

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