Our Waitlist is closed.

The Housing Authority of Thurston County (HATC) has closed the waitlist. We will not be accepting any new applications at this time. When we open the waitlist up to receiving more applications, we will announce it.

Please do not contact the front desk to find out the status of your application. You can do so by logging onto the applicant portal Instructions for the portal are below.

Common Questions:

I applied during the November-December 2023 waitlist opening. When will I know if I was selected to be placed on the waitlist?
Starting February 2024, we will contact applicants to inform them if they were selected to be placed on any of the waitlists or not. To view your application status, you can go to www.waitlistcheck.com. You will need your User ID and Password that you created when you applied. If you do not remember that information, you can still check using your date of birth and social security number that you applied with.

If I am selected to be on a waitlist, what happens next?
If you are selected, you will be notified and placed on the waitlist you are selected for. Once you reach the top of the list, we will contact you to begin verifying if you are still eligible. In order to check your status, please go to the online portal at www.assistancecheck.com and log on using the same User ID and Password that you created for Waitlist Check. If you did NOT create a User ID and Password with Waitlist Check, then you will need to create an Applicant account on assistancheck.com. Through the applicant portal you will be able to check your status on the waitlist, update contact information, add or remove family members from your household, and send messages.

If I am selected, do I need to do anything while I am on the waitlist?
You will need to make sure you update your contact information with us if it changes. If your name reaches the top of the list or if we send you an Information Update request and you do not respond, you will be removed from the waitlist. If you are removed from a waitlist, you would need to reapply when the waitlist is open again. If you have been notified that you've been selected to be placed on a waitlist, go to the online portal at www.assistancecheck.com to create an Applicant account if you have not already done so. Through the applicant portal you will be able to check your status on the waitlist, update contact information, add or remove family members from your household, and send messages.

Applicant Portal:

If you applied and were selected in our recent waitlist opening November-December 2023, you should already have a log in for the portal www.assistancecheck.com. You created a username and password when you submitted your application. If you do not remember what that information is, click the Forgot Username or Password button and follow the instructions.

If you were already on the waitlist prior to our recent opening, you will need to go to www.assistancecheck.com and Create an Applicant Account. You will need a PIN to be able to create the account. Contact our front desk at frontd@hatc.org to receive your PIN.

It is extremely important to keep your contact information up to date. If we try to contact you and the mail gets returned or we do not receive a response, you will be removed from the waitlist. If you have a change in contact address, phone number, email address, or household composition (adding or removing household members from your application), please do so through the Assistance Connect applicant portal. You may send it in writing to Intake@hatc.org or mail it to: Housing Authority of Thurston County, PO Box 1638, Olympia, WA 98507.