This housing agency serves Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
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| Closed: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Family Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Harrisburg Housing Authority Senior and Disabled Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
The Harrisburg Housing Authority (HHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 29, 2023, until March 30, 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. HHA did not accept paper applciations.
Preferences have not been confirmed.
It was not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HHA website.
Sources: this information was verified by the HHA notice on March 22, 2023.
The Harrisburg Housing Authority (HHA) Family Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least August, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
Harrisburg, PA is about 100 miles east of Philadelphia, PA.
To apply, open and print the application forms online here. Select both the "Authorization for Release of Information Notice" and "Application for Admission" links.
Please note: As of July, 2019, the "Application for Admission" link is not active.
Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed or dropped off to the HHA Leasing Office, located at Governor’s Plaza, 2101 North Front Street, Building #3, Suite 101, Harrisburg, PA 17110.
This waiting list has the following preferences:
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HHA Family Public Housing page, or the HHA website.
The Harrisburg Housing Authority (HHA) Elderly (55+ and 62+)/Disabled Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least August, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
Harrisburg, PA is about 100 miles east of Philadelphia, PA.
The HHA Elderly/Disabled Public Housing program has 267 efficiencies and 242 bedroom apartments in Morrison Towers, Lick Towers, and Jackson Towers.
There are two ways to apply:
For more information, visit the HHA Elderly/Disabled Public Housing page, or the HHA website.
Harrisburg Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,052 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
351 Chestnut Street, Harrisburg, PA
Visit Website — (717) 232-6781Section 8 Application Checklist
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Harrisburg Housing Authority serves 2,708 low-income households. The agency manages 1,479 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,392 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 83 percent of households served by Harrisburg Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Harrisburg Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 731 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Harrisburg Housing Authority.
There are 2193 female-headed renter households living in Harrisburg Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Harrisburg Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,435 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 27 |
| White | 217 |
| Hispanic | 1,029 |
There are 758 households headed by seniors served by the Harrisburg Housing Authority. Senior households are 28% of households in Harrisburg Housing Authority housing.
There are 514 persons with disabilities living in Harrisburg Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Harrisburg Housing Authority.
The Harrisburg 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.
Harrisburg Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 29, 2023 and closed on March 30, 2023.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Luann McCarthy says:
"There are many apartments to view on Affordable Housing Online."