This housing agency serves New Castle County, Delaware. Service does not extend to Newark and Service does not extend to Wilmington, Delaware.
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| Closed: New Castle County, Delaware Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The New Castle County Housing Authority (NCCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in December, 2018; and before that for one day in February, 2015, and in 2009. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
There were no preferences.
500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
For more information, visit the NCCHA website here, call the office at (302) 395-5600, or llamar para información en Español al (302) 395-5570.
New Castle County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,837 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-4:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
77 Reads Way, New Castle, DE
Visit Website — (302) 395-5600Section 8 Application Checklist
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New Castle County Housing Authority serves 1,377 low-income households. The agency manages 1,861 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by New Castle County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of New Castle County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 578 households and make up 42 percent of households served by New Castle County Housing Authority.
There are 1225 female-headed renter households living in New Castle County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the New Castle County Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,060 |
| White | 179 |
| Hispanic | 138 |
There are 316 households headed by seniors served by the New Castle County Housing Authority. Senior households are 23% of households in New Castle County Housing Authority housing.
There are 275 persons with disabilities living in New Castle County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the New Castle County Housing Authority.
New Castle County Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on December 3, 2018 and closed on December 7, 2018.
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