District Housing lets caseworkers help clients apply for Section 8 housing by automatically filling out multiple PDF applications using one online form.
NB: Some fields might not appear/show up as there's some kind of conditional logic behind, so it's better to play around with the form to see those or look at the code.
Please note that the Formstack form doesn't include a few outstanding items (based on the limitations of the form builder):
Household information: Mimic each household member’s fields to the fields applicable to the head of household fields. (We need the same demographic info for each household member as we do for the head of household, including driver license, pregnancy, student status, states lived in, etc.) -- THAT’S A LOT OF FIELDS!
Residential History: For each address in the residential history, add a checkbox “Was this federal housing?” Also, can we add a “same as above” checkbox that copies the applicant’s address information into the landlord’s address field?
Income and Employment: Under the income section, ask if any other household member gets income and, if yes, list their name (choose from a drop down pre-populated with the names already entered?) and give the same income options as the applicant.
Criminal History: Similarly, ask the criminal history questions for all household members. Also, how to deal with people who might have multiple charges or arrests? Can we have a “Add charge or arrest” checkbox that adds new fields?
Other Information: Applicants can use the same people as references and emergency contacts, so maybe have a checkbox that says, “Also use this person as my emergency contact”?
(Optional, because I think this can be done offline by Bread for the City before starting the process) If someone answers “No” to the question “are you a non-citizen with eligible immigrant status?” they do not qualify for the HUD subsidy. Maybe have a pop up window or something informing the user that they are not eligible and stop the application?
Based on this form: http://www.formstack.com/forms/?1721573-qkkmpdNPHb The html file can also be downloaded here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/36727215/form.html
NB: Some fields might not appear/show up as there's some kind of conditional logic behind, so it's better to play around with the form to see those or look at the code.