This housing agency serves Washington, District of Columbia.
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Closed: District of Columbia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Closed: District of Columbia Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open in April, 2013. It is not known when the waiting list will reopen.
For more information, visit the DCHA website here.
The District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to pick up an application at the DCHA office.
Preferences were not confirmed.
It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the DCHA website here.
District of Columbia Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 24,937 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Monday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Tuesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Wednesday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Thursday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Friday | 8:00am-4:30pm |
Saturday | Closed |
Sunday | Closed |
1133 North Capitol Street Northeast, Washington, DC
Visit Website — (202) 535-1500District of Columbia Housing Authority serves 16,963 low-income households. The agency manages 16,356 Housing Choice Vouchers and 5,351 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 83 percent of households served by District of Columbia Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of District of Columbia Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 4,580 households and make up 27 percent of households served by District of Columbia Housing Authority.
There are 12722 female-headed renter households living in District of Columbia Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
Black | 15,945 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 170 |
White | 170 |
Hispanic | 509 |
There are 6276 households headed by seniors served by the District of Columbia Housing Authority. Senior households are 37% of households in District of Columbia Housing Authority housing.
There are 3901 persons with disabilities living in District of Columbia Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the District of Columbia Housing Authority.
The District of Columbia Housing Authority is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
District of Columbia Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 19, 2024 and closed on April 13, 2013.
2632 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, District Of Columbia 20020
You can still apply to online applications without internet access.
If you don't have internet access, go to a local public library that has devices with an online connection.Joana Warren says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good place to see which Section 8 waiting lists are open."