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Closed: Windsor, Connecticut Section 8 HCV

The Windsor Housing Authority (WHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from April 19, 2021, until April 22, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Windsor, CT is about 5 miles north of Hartford, CT.

There were five ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Print the application available on the WHA website.
  3. Print the application available on the United Way of Connecticut web page.
  4. Pick up an application in the April 16, 2021 edition of The Windsor Journal.
  5. Pick up an application in the April 18, 2021 edition of the Hartford Courant.

Once the paper application was completed, it must have been postmarked between April 19, 2021 and April 22, 2021; and mailed to the WHA.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

Applicants placed on the waiting list will be notified by mail by August 13, 2021.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA on April 9, 2021

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 04/22/2021.

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Closed: Windsor Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Windsor Housing Authority (WHA) waiting list for Project-Based Voucher apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 6, 2016, until June 8, 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were three ways to apply during the opening period: 

  1. Complete the online application available on the HATW website.
  2. Download and print the application available on cthcvp.org.
  3. Obtain an application from the June 4, 2016 issue of the Hartford Courant.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must have been mailed to the WHA. Only applications postmarked between June 6, 2016 and June 8, 2016 were accepted.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

Applicants placed on the waiting list will be notified by mail by July 8, 2016.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Last Updated on 12/01/2020.

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Closed: Fitch Court Apartments Near-Elderly Senior

The Windsor Housing Authority (WHA) Near-Elderly waiting list for apartments at Fitch Court Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: According to the WHA, "All occupants must be at least 55 years of age or older and have a minimum monthly income of $1550.00 per month."

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, read the WHA Fitch Court Cover Sheet, or visit the WHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA on April 8, 2021

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Senior rental assistance in Windsor, Connecticut.

Last Updated on 04/08/2021.

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Closed: Shad Run Terrace Elderly and Disabled Housing Senior and Disabled

The Windsor Housing Authority (WHA) Elderly and Disabled Housing waiting list for apartments at Shad Run Terrace is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

Please note: According to the HATW, "There are two waiting lists which cover Shad Run Terrace. If you are in need of an ADA handicapped accessible unit you may apply for the SRT handicapped waiting list.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Print the application that was available online.

Once the paper application was  completed, it must have been mailed to:

Town of Windsor Housing Authority
156 Bloomfield Ave.
Windsor, CT 06095

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA on April 8, 2021.

Last Updated on 04/08/2021.

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Closed: Millbrook Village Elderly and Disabled Housing Senior and Disabled

The Windsor Housing Authority (WHA) Elderly and Disabled Housing waiting list for apartments at Millbrook Village is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA, as of July 8, 2020.

Last Updated on 12/01/2020.

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About Windsor Housing Authority

156 Bloomfield Avenue, Windsor, CT | Visit Website | (860) 285-8090

Windsor Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 172 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program..

In addition, Windsor Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Windsor Housing Authority is located in Windsor, CT.

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

About the Windsor Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Windsor Housing Authority manages 146 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

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

Standard Ported Out Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 111 7 28
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $796 $1,176 $726
Monthly Cost $88,323 $8,231 $20,335
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 7% having issued approximately 21 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 9 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 31 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $16,922 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 69% were extremely low income (ELI). 40% of households had wages as a major source of income, 3% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 56% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 56% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 20% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 23% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 2% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

47% of households included children, -1% of which had two adults in the household. 46% of households with children have a female head of household. 90% of all households were headed by a female.

80% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 61% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Windsor Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 17% include at least one person with a disability. 24% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 53% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

31% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 41% with 2 bedrooms and 28% with 3 or more bedrooms. 12% 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 Windsor Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $489 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $797. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $155.

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.