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Omaha Housing Authority is a Public Housing Agency that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs. As of July 14th, 2020, Omaha Housing Authority has 5 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
The LIHTC - Public Housing Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Scattered Site and General Public Housing Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Family Developments Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Mix Population Waiting List is open indefinitely. The Elderly/Near Elderly Other Senior Waiting List is open indefinitely.
Omaha Housing Authority serves Omaha.
Waiting List Statuses
| Waiting List | Status |
|---|
| LIHTC - Public Housing |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Scattered Site and General Public Housing |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Family Developments |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Mix Population |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Elderly/Near Elderly |
Open Until Further Notice |
| Omaha, Nebraska Housing Choice Voucher |
Closed |
Open Omaha Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, it may take days or weeks to get a response.
Omaha Housing Authority Website: https://www.ohauthority.org/.
Omaha Housing Authority Phone: (402) 444-6900.
Open Until Further Notice:
LIHTC - Public Housing Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)/Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least September, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here, and select a community that's listed in the "Tax Credit/Public Housing Property" section here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by natural disaster; Displaced by domestic violence; Displaced by hate crime; Avoidance of Reprisal/Witness Protection; Displaced by court-ordered No-Fault eviction; Displaced by condemnation or other government action; Foreclosed home; Family preservation; Veteran or family of a veteran killed in the line of duty or honorably discharged; Employed at least 32 hours a week for 6 consecutive months; Elderly; Disabled.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (402) 444-6900.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 06/07/2019.
Open Until Further Notice:
Scattered Site and General Public Housing Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) General and Scattered Site Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least September, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here, and select a community or scattered site in the application that's listed under the "Public Housing" section here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by natural disaster; Displaced by domestic violence; Displaced by hate crime; Avoidance of Reprisal/Witness Protection; Displaced by court-ordered No-Fault eviction; Displaced by condemnation or other government action; Foreclosed home; Family preservation; Veteran or family of a veteran killed in the line of duty or honorably discharged; Employed at least 32 hours a week for 6 consecutive months; Elderly; Disabled.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (402) 444-6900.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 06/07/2019.
Open Until Further Notice:
Family Developments Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Other Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) Family Developments waiting list applications, since at least September, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here, and select a community that's listed under the "Family Developments" section here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by natural disaster; Displaced by domestic violence; Displaced by hate crime; Avoidance of Reprisal/Witness Protection; Displaced by court-ordered No-Fault eviction; Displaced by condemnation or other government action; Foreclosed home; Family preservation; Veteran or family of a veteran killed in the line of duty or honorably discharged; Employed at least 32 hours a week for 6 consecutive months; Elderly; Disabled.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (402) 444-6900.
Last Updated on 06/07/2019.
Open Until Further Notice:
Mix Population Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Other Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) Mix Population waiting list open, since at least September, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here, and select a community that's listed under the "Mix Population 18 years & Older" section here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by natural disaster; Displaced by domestic violence; Displaced by hate crime; Avoidance of Reprisal/Witness Protection; Displaced by court-ordered No-Fault eviction; Displaced by condemnation or other government action; Foreclosed home; Family preservation; Veteran or family of a veteran killed in the line of duty or honorably discharged; Employed at least 32 hours a week for 6 consecutive months; Elderly; Disabled.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (402) 444-6900.
Last Updated on 06/07/2019.
Open Until Further Notice:
Elderly/Near Elderly Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Other Senior Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) Elderly/Near Elderly (50+) waiting list is currently open, since at least September, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application here, and select a community that listed under the "Elderly/Near Elderly" section here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Displaced by natural disaster; Displaced by domestic violence; Displaced by hate crime; Avoidance of Reprisal/Witness Protection; Displaced by court-ordered No-Fault eviction; Displaced by condemnation or other government action; Foreclosed home; Family preservation; Veteran or family of a veteran killed in the line of duty or honorably discharged; Employed at least 32 hours a week for 6 consecutive months; Elderly; Disabled.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (402) 444-6900.
Last Updated on 06/07/2019.
Other Omaha Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Closed:
Omaha, Nebraska Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one week in June, 2019. Before that, it was open for one day in September, 2018, for one day in April, 2016, for one day in July, 2015, and for one day in August, 2014. 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. Applications were available online only.
The waiting list had the following preferences: Dislocated by disaster, Domestic violence, Youth aging out of foster care, Homeless, Veterans, Elderly, and Disabled.
3,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the OHA website.
Last Updated on 08/10/2019.
About Omaha Housing Authority
More information about Omaha Housing Authority can be found on its website at https://www.ohauthority.org/.
Representatives of Omaha Housing Authority may be available by phone at (402) 444-6900. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
Open today from 8:00am to 4:30pm CT.
Office Hours
| Day |
Hours |
| Monday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Tuesday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Wednesday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Thursday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Friday |
8:00am-4:30pm
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| Saturday |
Closed
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| Sunday |
Closed
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About the Omaha Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Omaha Housing Authority manages 4,184 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH |
| Vouchers |
3,829 | 58 | 59 | 86 | 136 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$610 | $576 | $476 | $680 | $435 |
| Monthly Cost |
$2,336,123 | $33,405 | $28,058 | $58,469 | $59,155 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Omaha Housing Authority
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 13% having issued approximately 328 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 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 5 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $12,991 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 75% were extremely low income (ELI). 37% of households had wages as a major source of income, 4% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 48% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
7% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 64% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 18% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 12% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
61% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 59% of households with children have a female head of household. 87% of all households were headed by a female.
80% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 76% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Omaha Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 15% include at least one person with a disability. 26% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 81% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
22% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 33% with 2 bedrooms and 45% with 3 or more bedrooms. 16% 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 Omaha Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $356 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $675. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $149.
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.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Omaha Housing Authority
305 S 16th St
Omaha, Nebraska
1234 S 13th St
Omaha, Nebraska
1613 Farnam St
Omaha, Nebraska
5703 N 49th Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
4500 S 25th St
Omaha, Nebraska
3600 N 24th St
Omaha, Nebraska
1501 Park Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
1601 Park Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
5900 NW Radial Hwy
Omaha, Nebraska
1500 Pine St
Omaha, Nebraska
5100 Florence Blvd
Omaha, Nebraska
2500 B St
Omaha, Nebraska
600 S 27th St
Omaha, Nebraska
4850 Underwood Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
5904 Henninger Dr
Omaha, Nebraska
2512 Drexel St
Omaha, Nebraska
2626 Drexel St
Omaha, Nebraska
5529 S 30th St
Omaha, Nebraska
1920 N 30th Street
Omaha, Nebraska
120 N 36th St
Omaha, Nebraska
986 S 50th Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
8304 Underwood Ave
Omaha, Nebraska
3317 S 122nd St
Omaha, Nebraska
13615 Polk Plaza
Omaha, Nebraska
3619 Monroe St
Omaha, Nebraska
Low Income Housing Managed by Omaha Housing Authority
4401 N 21st Street
Omaha, Nebraska
