PROVIDENCE — More than 13,000 people applied for housing vouchers in less than a week in November, when Rhode Island Housing and the Providence Housing Authority jointly opened their waiting lists, the Rhode Island Housing Board of Commissioners was told Thursday morning.
The online application process was a success, and most people were able to apply on their mobile telephones, according to Barbara Fields, Rhode Island Housing’s executive director. By the end of the year, each agency will notify the 5,000 people selected to join their respective lists, as well as those not fortunate enough to have made the cut.