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Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

Waiting Lists

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Open: Federal Elderly Housing Low-Income

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Federal Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Wooster Manor and Putnam Towers is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least August, 2018 until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online here. Select the application link under "Federal Elderly Housing Application."

This waiting list has the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/02/2021.

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Open: Section 8 Elderly Housing Low-Income

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8  Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Ives Manor is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least September, 2018, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, download and print the application online here. Select the application link under "DHA Housing Corp Elderly Housing Program"

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 02/02/2021.

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Closed: Danbury, Connecticut Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for four days in September, 2018; and before that in March, 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Danbury, CT is about 30 miles west of New Haven, CT.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Download and print the application online.
  3. Pick up an application at the HACD office.

If completing a paper application, it must have been mailed to the HACD office; and postmarked between September 10, 2018 and September 13, 2018, or it was not accepted.

Only one submission per family was accepted and duplicate applications were rejected.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Persons with Disabilities; Persons Who Live or Work Locally; The Homeless.

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

For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 11/10/2018.

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Closed: Housing Authority of the City of Danbury Mainstream Voucher

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from February 8, 2021 until February 11, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the HACD public notice "All applications must contain a household member that is a non-elderly person with a disability between the ages of 18-61."

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Print the online paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was postmarked by February 11, 2021 and mailed to the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

100 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACD public notice on February 2, 2021.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Danbury, Connecticut.

Last Updated on 08/08/2021.

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Closed: State Elderly Housing Low-Income

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) State Elderly Housing waiting list for apartments at Glen Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to download and print the application online.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in the greater Danbury area; Homeless; Veteran; Victim of domestic violence. Further explanation of each preference can be found on the application.

For more information, visit the HACD website.

Last Updated on 02/02/2021.

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Closed: Family Housing Low-Income

The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury (HACD) is not accepting Family Housing waiting list applications at this time.

For more information, visit the HACD website, or call the office at (203) 744-2500.

Last Updated on 08/31/2018.

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About Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

2 Mill Ridge Road, Danbury, CT | Visit Website | (203) 744-2500

Housing Authority of the City of Danbury provides affordable housing for up to 1,193 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Housing Authority of the City of Danbury offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Moderate Rehabilitation

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of Danbury is located in Danbury, CT.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the City of Danbury manages 801 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Family Unification Ported Out Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 580 18 27 19 157
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $1,068 $1,037 $1,322 $936 $915
Monthly Cost $619,592 $18,674 $35,704 $17,778 $143,631
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 11% having issued approximately 71 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 1 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 30 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.1 persons and has a household income of $18,158 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 80% were extremely low income (ELI). 36% of households had wages as a major source of income, 2% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 60% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 53% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 19% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

39% of households included children, 4% of which had two adults in the household. 37% of households with children have a female head of household. 79% of all households were headed by a female.

55% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 21% of all heads of households being Black and 12% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the City of Danbury Housing Choice Voucher program, 27% include at least one person with a disability. 41% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 77% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

52% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 33% with 2 bedrooms and 15% with 3 or more bedrooms. 7% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the City of Danbury voucher holders in 2016 was $464 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $977. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $119.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.