Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation

This housing agency serves Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Waiting List
Closed: Virginia Beach, Virginia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Closed: Virginia Beach, Virginia Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Virginia Beach, Virginia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation (VBHNP) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

VBHNP last accepted Section 8 HCV applications for this waiting list for one day only on November 9, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Displacement (725 points)
  • Victims of Domestic Violence (480 points)
  • Insufficient Funding (240 points)
  • Homeless (100 points)
  • Elderly (62 or older) and/or Disability (70 points)
  • Residency (50 points)
  • Veteran (30 points)
  • Families with Children (25 points)
  • Working (20 points)

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the VBHNP website.

Sources: This information was verified by the VBHNP public notice on October 26, 2021.

Closed: Virginia Beach, Virginia Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation (VBHNP) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 12, 2020, until October 13, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: This wait list had the following eligibility requirements:

  • Household is a current participant in a Rapid Re-Housing program, or
  • Household is a current participant in a Permanent Supportive Housing program, or
  • Household is currently experiencing homelessness AND on the Coordinated Assessment list with an assessment score between 35-45 (for a single-person household) or between 54-68 (for families with minor children).

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the VBHNP website.

Sources: This information was verified by the VBHNP publics notice, as of October 11, 2020.

About The Agency

Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation provides affordable housing for up to 2,064 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.

2424 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA

Visit Website(757) 385-5750

Section 8 Application Checklist

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How large is the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation?

Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation serves 1,951 low-income households. The agency manages 2,193 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 69 percent of households served by Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation households.

How many Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation residents are employed?

Working adults head 741 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation?

There are 1619 female-headed renter households living in Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation renters?

Black 1,561
Asian-Pacific Islander 20
White 273
Hispanic 78

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation?

There are 487 households headed by seniors served by the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation. Senior households are 25% of households in Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation housing?

There are 429 persons with disabilities living in Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation.

How often does Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation open new waiting lists?

Virginia Beach Housing and Neighborhood Preservation’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on November 9, 2021 and closed on November 9, 2021.