Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority

This housing agency serves Manchester, New Hampshire.

Waiting List
Open Until Further Notice: Manchester, New Hampshire Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Supportive Services Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Other Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Upland Heights, LIHTC Other Waiting List Learn More

Open Until Further Notice: Manchester, New Hampshire Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from the earliest confirmed date of June 28, 2018, until further notice.There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application available here.
  2. Print the application available online.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Veteran Preference (which includes certain law enforcement officers and firefights/veterans/families)
    • Shall be given to a household member who currently serves in the Armed Forces of the United States or has been discharged with an honorable discharge or a discharge based on a service- related injury, illness or disability.
    • The Service Preference applies to a law enforcement officer or a firefighter if the officer/firefighter suffered 100% disability due to a service-related injury.
    • The Veteran and Service Preferences shall be extended to a spouse with dependent child(ren) of the serviceman killed in a war/conflict, or to a spouse with dependent child(ren) of a law enforcement officer or a firefighter killed in service to the community. The spouse with dependent child(ren) must be eligible as a family at the time of application and must have been dependent on the serviceman/law enforcement officer/firefighter at the time of the death.
  • Residency Preference
    • Applies to applicant families living, working or who have been notified that they are to work in Manchester. This preference also applies to applicants who are aged 62 or older, or who are a person with a disability and who have a son, daughter or parent living in Manchester. This preference also applies to applicants who at one time lived in Manchester and can provide documentation of the same.
  • Displaced Family Due To Government Action Preference
    • Shall be given to families who are currently residing in a unit that is slated for acquisition through a government action.
  • Homeless Due to Disaster Preference
    • Shall be given to a family not currently receiving assistance if the homelessness is a direct result of a disaster (not intentionally caused by the family and does not result in a conviction) which renders the family’s residence uninhabitable. This preference shall give qualifying families priority over all other families, however. Families must be living in temporary housing in order to qualify for this preference.
    • “Disaster” shall include but not be limited to fire, explosion, flood, earthquake or Other natural disaster or condemnation by the City or other authorized entity and must render the resident uninhabitable. In the event repairs are feasible but cannot or will not be made within ninety (90) days of if information regarding time to repair cannot be obtained through the landlord, the unit will be considered uninhabitable.
    • MHRA staff will work with other agencies providing emergency assistance in order to meet with these families, assist them in completing applications and expedite the internal review process of all applications. MHRA acknowledges the strong possibility that relevant documents may be damaged or destroyed in the disaster; staff will proceed accordingly with the verification process.
    • This preference only applies to those families who have resided in residences within the physical boundaries of Manchester, New Hampshire that have been destroyed by disaster as defined about.
  • Displaced Due to Federally Declared Disasters Preference
    • Shall be given to families who are Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders or Public Housing residents in another jurisdiction who, due to a federally declared disaster, have been displaced from their housing unit and have relocated, or wish to relocate, to the Manchester, New Hampshire area. This preference shall give qualifying families first priority over other waiting list placeholders
  • Any family that has been terminated from MHRA’s HCV program due to insufficient program funding and then assist families that qualify for the VAWA preference.

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

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022 and updated on April 26, 2023.

Open Until Further Notice: Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority Public Housing Waiting List

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open.

The MHRA is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of June 19, 2015, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application available here.
  2. Print the application available online.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Currently live or work in the City of Manchester.
  • Veteran
  • Have been displaced by a disaster declared by the federal government.
  • Homeless due to a disaster (such as a fire, etc.).
  • Displaced by government action.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Supportive Services Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Other Waiting List

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority Supportive Services Low-Income Housing Tax Credit waiting list for 1 and 2-Bedroom apartments is currently open.

The MHRA is accepting applications for this waiting list from the earliest confirmed date of May 19, 2022, until further notice.

Please note: According to the MHRA, applicants "Must meet all criteria

  1. Elderly or disabled
  2. Homeless or at-risk of homelessness
  3. In need of assistance with a minimum of 2 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (i.e. meals, housekeeping, laundry, coordination of transportation)
  4. A Household with members under the age of 18 are ineligible"

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application available here.
  2. Print the application available online.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022.

Open Until Further Notice: Upland Heights, LIHTC Other Waiting List

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Low Income Housing Tax Credit program waiting list applications for Upland Heights apartments from July 5, 2023, until further notice.

Please note: "In order to be considered for this property, your household must also apply to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program through MHRA." 

There are four ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Print the paper application.
  3. Pick up an application in person at The MHRA main office, located at 198 Hanover St, from 9:00 am, until 4:00 pm ET.
  4. Call the MHRA main office at (603) 624-2100 to have an application mailed.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be: Returned to the MHRA main office, address mentioned above.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

  • 1 Person $37,050 | 5 Persons $57,150
  • 2 Persons $42,350 | 6 Persons $61,400
  • 3 Persons $47,350 
  • 4 Persons $52,900 

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA website on June 30, 2023.

About The Agency

Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,270 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

198 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH

Visit Website(603) 624-2100

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How large is the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority?

Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority serves 3,071 low-income households. The agency manages 2,176 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,157 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority households.

How many Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 706 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority?

There are 2057 female-headed renter households living in Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority renters?

Black 276
Asian-Pacific Islander 31
White 2,150
Hispanic 583

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority?

There are 1105 households headed by seniors served by the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority. Senior households are 36% of households in Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing?

There are 1074 persons with disabilities living in Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority?

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority is rated as a high 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.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Laurette Sweeny Apartments

800 S Porter St Ext, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Mary Gale Apartments

600 Maple St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

Rev. Raymond A. Burns Apartments

55 South Main St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

Henry J. Pariseau Apartments

55 Amory St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102

Gallen Apartments

200 Hanover St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03104

Elmwood Gardens

120 Omalley St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Kelley Falls

315 Kimball St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102

Christos Kalivas Apartments

175 Chestnut St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101

Thomas B. O'Malley Apartments

259 Chestnut St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101

Benoit Homes West Side

20 Walker St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102

Scattered Sites - Elderly

574 Pine St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03103

Scattered Sites - Family

247 Central St, Manchester, New Hampshire 03102