New York CitySection 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island, New York

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) will accept Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 3, 2024 at 12:00 am, until June 9, 2024 at 11:59 pm ET. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in December, 2009. After New York City Mayor Eric Adams made an an announcement in January that this waiting list will open, NYCHA has now given dates for the opening period

Income Qualification

An applicant must be income eligible at the time of voucher issuance. The income limits for the New York City Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program are as follows:

• 1 Person $54,350 | 5 Persons $83,850
• 2 Persons $62,150 | 6 Persons $90,050
• 3 Persons $69,900 | 7 Person $96,300
• 4 Persons $77,650 | 8 Persons $102,500

Preferences

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Homeless referrals from New York City (NYC) agencies and New York City Continuum of Care
  • New York City agencies may include referrals from ACS for FUP Youth voucher holders at risk for homelessness due to the expiration of FUP Youth assistance and families where there is a lack of adequate housing. NYC Referrals may also include ACS for FYI vouchers for foster youth who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
• Victim of Domestic Violence
  • Intimidated Witness - referred by prosecutorial or law enforcement agency
• NYCHA public housing residents required to move because:
  • (a) their unit is not habitable;
  • (b) they are at risk of displacement;
  • (c) they are extremely under occupied or extremely over crowded in their current apartment;
  • or (d) have been on the public housing transfer waitlist for three years or longer as a domestic violence (VDV), dating violence, sexual assault or stalking victim
• Mobility impaired and residing in inaccessible housing
• Elderly persons and persons with disabilities

Selection Process

200,000 selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences

Application Method

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

Please note: If you do not have internet access, The NYCHA offers Customer Contact Walk-In Centers by appointment, locations provide in-person services to address the needs of public housing residents, Section 8 voucher holders and landlords, and applicants. "NYCHA's Customer Contact Center is excited to re-open it’s Walk-In Centers to assist you with your service needs. To learn how you can make an appointment for your visit please click here

For more information, visit the NYCHA About Section 8 page, or the NYCHA website

Sources: This information was verified by the NYC Public Notice Announcement from Mayor Adams on May 20, 2024