This housing agency serves Danbury, Connecticut.
| Waiting List | |
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| Closed: Danbury, Connecticut Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: State Elderly Housing Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Family Housing Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Housing Authority of the City of Danbury Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Federal Elderly Housing Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Section 8 Elderly Housing Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for four days in September, 2018; and before that in March, 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Danbury, CT is about 30 miles west of New Haven, CT.
There were three ways to apply during the opening period:
If completing a paper application, it must have been mailed to the HACD office; and postmarked between September 10, 2018 and September 13, 2018, or it was not accepted.
Only one submission per family was accepted and duplicate applications were rejected.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Persons with Disabilities; Persons Who Live or Work Locally; The Homeless.
300 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) State Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Glen Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to download and print the application online.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.
For more information, visit the HACD website.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) is not accepting Family Housing waiting list applications at this time.
For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.
This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Danbury, Connecticut.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 8, 2021 until February 11, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the HACD public notice "All applications must contain a household member that is a non-elderly person with a disability between the ages of 18-61."
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the application was completed, it was postmarked by February 11, 2021 and mailed to the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
100 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
For more information, visit the HACD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACD public notice on February 2, 2021.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Federal Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Wooster Manor and Putnam Towers is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2018 until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online. Select the application link under "Federal Elderly Housing Application."
This waiting list has the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.
For more information, visit the HACD website.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8 Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Ives Manor is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least September, 2018, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online. Select the application link under "DHA Housing Corp Elderly Housing Program"
For more information, visit the HACD website.
Housing Authority of the City of Danbury provides affordable housing for up to 1,193 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 7:45am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 7:45am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 7:45am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 7:45am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 7:45am-5:00pm |
2 Mill Ridge Road, Danbury, CT
Visit Website — (203) 744-2500Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Danbury serves 1,158 low-income households. The agency manages 914 Housing Choice Vouchers and 363 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Danbury. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Danbury households.
Working adults head 405 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.
There are 868 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Danbury housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.
| Black | 208 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 23 |
| White | 405 |
| Hispanic | 521 |
There are 440 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury. Senior households are 38% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Danbury housing.
There are 289 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Danbury housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.
The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury is rated as a troubled performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Housing Authority of the City of Danbury’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on September 10, 2018 and closed on September 13, 2018.
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