Apply Nycha Section 8

Apply for a section 8 housing choice voucher today.

Apply nycha section 8.

Nycha s self service portal if you are an existing section 8 tenant or section 8 public housing applicant you can access nycha s self service portal by clicking the below button. Section 8 helps low and moderate income families rent homes. Nycha administers the largest section 8 program in the country. And it also means that out of 100 tenants only 1 is white.

Nycha pays the remaining amount to the owner on the family s behalf. The 1 white are mostly asian whites. The section 8 housing choice voucher hcv program enables the lowest income households in new york state to rent or purchase decent safe housing in the private housing market by providing rental and homeownership assistance. The section 8 existing program provides rental assistance to help eligible families live in safe and decent housing of their choice.

Generally families pay no more than 40 percent of their monthly income toward their rent share. You can only apply for section 8 in new york or anywhere else when waiting lists are open. I am a single white caucasian woman and plan to apply at nycha for an apartment. Things you should know when completing a section 8 application.

I have researched and found that of the current tenants living in the nycha buildings 53 are black 43 are hispanics and latinos 1 is white 3 others. As of december 10 2009 nycha is no longer accepting new section 8 applications. If you previously submitted a section 8 housing application when the waitlist was open you may log on to the self service portal to check the status of the application and update your information.