Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Allegheny County Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is opening soon.

The ACHA will accept applications for this waiting list from July 12, 2022 at 8:30 am, until July 14, 2022 at 3:30 pm ET.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

Please note: According to the ACHA public notice, "computers will be available at our office at, 301 Chartiers Ave., McKees Rocks, PA"

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Category 1 Preferences: (1) Applicants for whom a law enforcement agency is seeking housing as an accommodation for its witness protection or confidential informant programs; and (2) victims of domestic violence. Preferences in this Category have equal priority.
• Category 2 Preference: Residents of the Allegheny County Housing Authority public housing program asked to move due to the modernization of his or her unit or community regardless of whether the waiting list is open or closed.
• Category 3 Preference: Successful graduates of the Allegheny County Housing Authority public housing Family Self-Sufficiency Program regardless of whether the waiting list is open or closed.
• Category 4 Preference: Veterans with a discharge other than dishonorable.
• Category 5 Preference: Homeless preference to permit no more than 50 vouchers to be given to families experiencing homelessness with or without disabilities. All applicants must be referred through the Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
• Category 6 Preference: Preference to permit no more than 50 vouchers to be given to families experiencing homelessness; with a UPMC health plan and meet a criterion of unplanned health crisis.
• Category 7 Preference: Preference to permit no more than 25 vouchers to be given to the Allegheny County Department of Human Services for use in providing supportive housing opportunities for individuals with opioid use disorders. This preference will continue until the 25 vouchers have been utilized.
• Category 8 Preference: Preference to permit persons with disabilities who are transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, at serious risk of institutionalization, homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless to utilize the Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers. (49 vouchers).

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

For more information, visit the ACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ACHA Facebook page on May 31, 2022.

Service Area

This waiting list is for rental assistance in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (412) 402-2454.