This housing agency serves Appling County, Atkinson County, Bacon County, Baker County, Baldwin County, Banks County, Barrow County, Bartow County, Ben Hill County, Berrien County, Bleckley County, Brantley County, Brooks County, Bryan County, Bulloch County, Burke County, Butts County, Calhoun County, Camden County, Candler County, Carroll County, Catoosa County, Charlton County, Chattahoochee County, Chattooga County, Cherokee County, Clarke County, Clay County, Clinch County, Coffee County, Colquitt County, Columbia County, Cook County, Coweta County, Crawford County, Crisp County, Dade County, Dawson County, Decatur County, Dodge County, Dooly County, Dougherty County, Douglas County, Early County, Effingham County, Elbert County, Emanuel County, Evans County, Fannin County, Fayette County, Floyd County, Forsyth County, Franklin County, Gilmer County, Glascock County, Gordon County, Grady County, Greene County, Gwinnett County, Habersham County, Hall County, Hancock County, Haralson County, Harris County, Hart County, Heard County, Henry County, Houston County, Irwin County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jeff Davis County, Jefferson County, Jenkins County, Johnson County, Jones County, Lamar County, Lanier County, Laurens County, Lee County, Liberty County, Lincoln County, Long County, Lowndes County, Lumpkin County, Macon County, Madison County, Marion County, McDuffie County, McIntosh County, Meriwether County, Miller County, Mitchell County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Morgan County, Murray County, Newton County, Oconee County, Oglethorpe County, Paulding County, Peach County, Pickens County, Pierce County, Pike County, Polk County, Pulaski County, Putnam County, Quitman County, Rabun County, Randolph County, Rockdale County, Schley County, Screven County, Seminole County, Spalding County, Stephens County, Stewart County, Talbot County, Taliaferro County, Tattnall County, Taylor County, Telfair County, Terrell County, Thomas County, Tift County, Toombs County, Towns County, Treutlen County, Troup County, Turner County, Twiggs County, Union County, Upson County, Walker County, Walton County, Ware County, Warren County, Washington County, Wayne County, Webster County, Wheeler County, White County, Whitfield County, Wilcox County, Wilkes County, Wilkinson County, Worth County, Georgia. Service does not extend to Bibb County, Service does not extend to Chatham County, Service does not extend to Clayton County, Service does not extend to Cobb County, Service does not extend to DeKalb County, Service does not extend to Fulton County, Service does not extend to Glynn County, Service does not extend to Muscogee County, Service does not extend to Richmond County, Service does not extend to Sumter County, Georgia.
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| Closed: State of Georgia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Multiple Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: DCA Project Based Voucher Properties Section 8 Project-Based Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from October 17, 2023, until October 20, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
There were preferences, and they were listed on the application.
5,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the DCA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the DCA public notice on October 3, 2023.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in Cherokee, Floyd, Lowndes, Peach, Pulaski and Randolph County, Georgia.
The Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for properties in Cherokee, Floyd, Lowndes, Peach, Pulaski, and Randolph County was open from January 20, 2025, at 9:00 AM until January 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM.
This waiting list is for Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental housing assistance in State of Georgia.
The DCA Project-Based Voucher Properties waiting list was open from April 30, 2025, at 9:00 AM to May 4, 2025, at 5:00 PM. Applications are no longer being accepted.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs provides affordable housing for up to 17,326 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
60 Executive Parkway South, NE, Atlanta, GA
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Georgia Department of Community Affairs serves 11,344 low-income households. The agency manages 18,007 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Georgia Department of Community Affairs households.
Working adults head 3,403 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
There are 10209 female-headed renter households living in Georgia Department of Community Affairs housing. Households headed by females are 90% of those served by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
| Black | 9,983 |
| White | 1,021 |
| Hispanic | 340 |
There are 2495 households headed by seniors served by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs. Senior households are 22% of households in Georgia Department of Community Affairs housing.
There are 2155 persons with disabilities living in Georgia Department of Community Affairs housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on April 22, 2021 and closed on April 26, 2021.
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