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 90 public housing agencies in Pennsylvania managing a total of 385 affordable housing waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Pennsylvania housing authorities serve 153963 households through public housing and housing choice voucher programs. Pennsylvania's PHAs serve the most vulnerable residents with 42 percent of renter households in the state earning less than half the Area Median Income.
Philadelphia Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Scranton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Allentown Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 16th, 2023.
Chester Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Harrisburg Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Reading Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 1st, 2024.
Bethlehem Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on February 6th, 2024.
Montgomery County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Schuylkill County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Lycoming Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 6th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the City of York manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Delaware County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Easton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Monroe County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Carbondale Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 2nd, 2023.
The Housing Authority of Montour County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Franklin County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Dauphin manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on December 12th, 2023.
Lancaster City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Pottsville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on January 19th, 2023.
Clinton County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Mifflin County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
City of Pittston Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
The Housing Auth of the City of Nanticoke manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Hazleton Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Chester manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Tioga County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Bucks County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on March 9th, 2023.
Lebanon County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Sunbury Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
City of Shamokin Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Luzerne County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Auth of the County of Northumberland manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Bradford County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Carbon County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on July 22nd, 2015.
Sullivan County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Berks County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
The Wyoming County Housing and Redevelopment Authorities manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Susquehanna County Housing and Redevelopment Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Cumberland County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Northampton County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Wayne County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Lehigh County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Union manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Columbia County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Centre County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Lancaster County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on September 20th, 2023.
Adams County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Snyder County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on September 20th, 2023.
1260 Housing Development Corporation manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on February 8th, 2023.
McKeesport Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Allegheny County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Butler manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Erie manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Beaver manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Fayette County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Washington County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Westmoreland County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Johnstown Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Mercer County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Connellsville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Lawrence manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Huntingdon County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Somerset County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Altoona Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on October 9th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the City of Meadville manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Armstrong manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Greene County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of Indiana County manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Bradford City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Elk manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Franklin manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Titusville Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Oil City Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Jefferson manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
DuBois Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Clearfield County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the City of Corry manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Blair County Housing and Redevelopment Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Fulton County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
County of Potter Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Warren manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
McKean County Redevelopment and Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Housing Authority of the County of Bedford manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
Clarion County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on June 28th, 2023.
Housing Authority of the County of Erie manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on February 8th, 2023.
Venango County Housing Authority manages the following affordable housing programs:
Housing Authority information last updated on April 8th, 2022.
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If you have special needs because of a disability, HUD housing authorities must provide reasonable accommodations for you to apply.Douglas Cook says:
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