Public Housing Agencies, commonly referred to as Housing Authorities and abbreviated as PHAs, are federally funded and regulated organizations tasked with developing long-term, sustainable housing strategies for the communities they serve.
Housing authorities offer many services for those within their jurisdiction, most notably the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and Public Housing programs. Each housing authority participates in a different array of programs to best meet the needs of their community.
There are 6 public housing agencies in Delaware managing a total of 14 affordable housing waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Delaware housing authorities serve 7830 households through public housing and housing choice voucher programs. Delaware's PHAs serve the most vulnerable residents with 41 percent of renter households in the state earning less than half the Area Median Income.
Wilmington Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Dover Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Newark Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Delaware State Housing Authority - Public Housing Office manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
New Castle County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Delaware State Housing Authority - Section 8 Office manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
You can still apply to online applications without internet access.
If you don't have internet access, go to a local public library that has devices with an online connection.Lorraine Dale says:
"I have visited Affordable Housing Online over and over again to get on waiting lists. I never would have even gotten on them without this information!"