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 106 public housing agencies in New Jersey managing a total of 338 affordable housing waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
New Jersey housing authorities serve 114567 households through public housing and housing choice voucher programs. New Jersey's PHAs serve the most vulnerable residents with 43 percent of renter households in the state earning less than half the Area Median Income.
Newark Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Elizabeth Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
North Bergen Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Trenton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Perth Amboy manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Asbury Park Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on February 7th, 2023.
Long Branch Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Jersey City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on June 1st, 2023.
Housing Authority of the City of Camden manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 26th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the Borough of Lodi manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Bayonne Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Passaic manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on May 30th, 2023.
Atlantic City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on March 11th, 2024.
Hoboken Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Harrison Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Summit Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Beverly Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Burlington Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Paterson manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 18th, 2024.
New Brunswick Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Morristown Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Phillipsburg Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 20th, 2023.
Orange Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Union City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Princeton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Hackensack Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
West New York Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Rahway Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Woodbridge Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 12th, 2023.
Garfield Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
South Amboy Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Guttenberg Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on July 31st, 2023.
Irvington Township Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Florence Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Plainfield manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 15th, 2023.
Highlands Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on August 16th, 2024.
Housing Authority of the Township of Franklin manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Edison Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on June 8th, 2023.
Highland Park Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Hightstown Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Red Bank Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Carteret Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Neptune Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Bridgeton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of East Orange manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on November 1st, 2023.
Glassboro Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Boonton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 6th, 2023.
Ocean City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on November 7th, 2023.
Lakewood Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 12th, 2023.
Englewood Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on July 3rd, 2024.
Berkeley Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Belmar Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Salem Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Keansburg Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Millville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on January 30th, 2024.
Cape May Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Vineland Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on July 26th, 2024.
Haddon Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the Township of Brick manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority City of Linden manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Bergen County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 7th, 2023.
Housing Authority Town of Dover manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Freehold Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Cliffside Park Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Fort Lee Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Borough of Clementon Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Penns Grove Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Edgewater Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Newton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Weehawken Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Collingswood Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Wildwood Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Middletown Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Secaucus Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Hunterdon County Division of Housing manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on May 1st, 2024.
Montclair Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 22nd, 2024.
Phillipsburg DCD manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
City of Clifton Housing Department manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Passaic County Public Housing Agency manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Paterson manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Morris County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Monmouth County Public Housing Agency manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on May 28th, 2024.
Somerville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on June 7th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the Township of Bloomfield manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Warren County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the Borough of Madison manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 13th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the Borough of Sayreville manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
West Orange Public Housing Agency manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Union Township Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Old Bridge Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Manville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on June 5th, 2015.
Union County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Middlesex County Division of Housing and Social Services manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Cherry Hill Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Pennsauken Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Buena Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Gloucester County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Hamilton Township Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Lakewood Township Residential Assistance Program manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Burlington County Board of Social Services manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Gloucester City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Collaborative Support Programs of NJ manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Community Enterprises Corporation manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Garden State Episcopal CDC manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
N.j. Hsg. And Mortgage Finance Agcy manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
State of New Jersey Department of Community Affairs manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Takesha Powell says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great resource that provides a lot of helpful links to get low-income and affordable housing."