Housing Authority of Plainfield
Waiting Lists
- Senior Housing Senior is open.
- Plainfield, New Jersey Section 8 HCV is closed.
- Housing Authority of Plainfield Public Housing is closed.
Learn more about Housing Authority of Plainfield.
Open: Senior Housing Senior
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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Plainfield (HAP) Senior Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least March, 2019, until further notice.
Plainfield, New Jersey is about 15 miles southwest of Newark, New Jersey.
To apply, pick up an application at the HAP office, located at 510 East Front Street, Plainfield, NJ 07060.
For more information, visit the HAP website here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (908) 769-6335.
Last Updated on 03/27/2019.
Closed: Plainfield, New Jersey Section 8 HCV
The Housing Authority of Plainfield (HAP) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for two weeks from March until April, 2019; and before that for two weeks in February, 2016. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Plainfield, New Jersey is about 15 miles southwest of Newark, New Jersey.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the the online application. The application was available in English and Spanish.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in the City of Plainfield, Veterans, Homeless.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HAP website here.
Last Updated on 05/25/2019.
Closed: Housing Authority of Plainfield Public Housing
The Housing Authority of Plainfield (HAP) Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Plainfield, New Jersey is about 15 miles southwest of Newark, New Jersey.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the the online application. The application was available in English and Spanish.
This waiting list had preferences, and they could be found on the application.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HAP website here.
Last Updated on 03/27/2019.
About Housing Authority of Plainfield
510 East Front Street, Plainfield, NJ | Visit Website | (908) 769-6335
Housing Authority of Plainfield provides affordable housing for up to 1,197 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of Plainfield is located in Plainfield, NJ.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Housing Authority of Plainfield Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Plainfield manages 727 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 483 | 131 | 58 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $940 | $852 | $1,160 |
| Monthly Cost | $453,794 | $111,555 | $67,274 |
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 12% having issued approximately 60 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years0 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 persons and has a household income of $17,568 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 70% were extremely low income (ELI). 34% 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 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, 40% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 34% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 3% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
31% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 29% of households with children have a female head of household. 79% of all households were headed by a female.
91% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 82% of all heads of households being Black and 2% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Plainfield Housing Choice Voucher program, 19% include at least one person with a disability. 35% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 29% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
51% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 28% with 2 bedrooms and 21% with 3 or more bedrooms. 9% 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 Plainfield voucher holders in 2016 was $432 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $970. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $96.
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.
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