This housing agency serves Chester, Pennsylvania.
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| Closed: Chester, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Chester Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The Chester Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The CHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 17, 2023, until January 31, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:
This waiting list had the following preferences:
It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the CHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the CHA website notice on January 24, 2023.
The Chester Housing Authority (CHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one month in November, 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Chester, PA is about 15 miles southwest of Philadelphia, PA.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Involuntary displacement, veteran, employed, live in Chester.
For more information, visit the CHA Public Housing page here.
Chester Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,367 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 9:00am-4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am-4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am-4:30pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am-4:30pm |
| Friday | 9:00am-4:30pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
1111 Avenue of the States, Chester, PA
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Chester Housing Authority serves 2,173 low-income households. The agency manages 1,628 Housing Choice Vouchers and 611 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Chester Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Chester Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 695 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Chester Housing Authority.
There are 1825 female-headed renter households living in Chester Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Chester Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,912 |
| White | 87 |
| Hispanic | 174 |
There are 673 households headed by seniors served by the Chester Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Chester Housing Authority housing.
There are 412 persons with disabilities living in Chester Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Chester Housing Authority.
The Chester Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Chester Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on January 17, 2023 and closed on January 31, 2023.
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