Houston Texas Section 8 Program

The housing choice voucher program formerly section 8 provides tenant based assistance in the form of a voucher to low income families seniors and persons with disabilities for rental units chosen by the tenant in the private market.

Houston texas section 8 program.

Apply for a section 8 housing choice voucher today. Houston section 8 waiting list because of the demand for housing vouchers the times a pha opens the list to new applicants can be several years apart and of relatively short duration. Section 8 application houston texas how can i find an open section 8 waiting list and fill out a section 8 application online. Review hud s list of texas public housing agencies www hud gov or the texas housing association s directory for contact information for texas phas.

Section 8 waiting list texas. How to apply to the housing choice voucher waiting list. As of september 27th 2020 there are 27 section 8 waiting lists in texas that are open now or opening soon. All section 8 program rules and policies can be found in the administrative plan.

The tdhca section 8 program does not cover the entire state of texas. The last time the waiting list for the houston area was open was september 2016 for one week. The harris county housing authority hcha section 8 housing choice voucher waiting list is currently closed applications were last accepted from march 23 2020 until march 25 2020 there is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen. You may also call 211 for information on your local pha.

Harris county texas housing choice voucher waiting list. To apply for section 8 rental assistance online you must meet hud s low income requirements. However section 8 is not available in all areas of the state.