Wilson County, North CarolinaSection 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Wilson Housing Authority (WHA) will accept Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 11, 2024 at 7:00 am, until March 26, 2024 at 4:00 pm ET. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in February, 2021

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

1. Pick up an application from the WHA administrative building, located at 301 Nash Street, Wilson, NC 27893

2. Print the online paper application that will be available on the WHA website

Once the application has been completed, it must be either:

1. Dropped off at the WHA drop box located outside of the housing authority’s administrative office, address mentioned above

2. Postmarked by March 26, 2024 and mailed to the Wilson Housing Authority, 301 Nash Street E, Wilson, NC, 27893

3. Emailed to [email protected]

4. Faxed to (252) 291-0984

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• An applicant involuntarily displaced by a natural disaster declared by the President of the United States or permanently displaced by fire through no fault of their own

• An applicant who has actively served in the US military and has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable

• An applicant who is homeless and is receiving case management support or is homeless as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member

• An applicant who is head of a working family that meets one of the following criteria:
  • 1) Has worked an average of 20 hours a week or more for at least 11 months out of the last 12 months

  • 2) Has been seasonally employed for no less than 2 years with their current employer and worked an average of 20 hours a week during the season

  • 3) Is verifiably self-employed, according to Wilson Housing Authority policies

  • 4) Is 62 years of age or older

  • 5) Is a person with disabilities as defined by HUD
• All other applicants

250 applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences

For more information, visit the WHA website

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA public notice on February 29, 2024