Jersey City Housing Authority
400 U.S. Highway, # 1
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
(201) 706-4601
Program Details
Jersey City Housing Authority is a Section 8 and Public Housing Agency in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Jersey City Housing Authority serves Jersey City.Jersey City Housing Authority Waiting Lists
Jersey City, New Jersey Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List: Closed
The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in May 2017; and before that in 2002, and in 1995. 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.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Live and/or work in Jersey City, victims of domestic violence, veteran.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences.
After applying, applicants will receive a confirmation page. Print and keep this page in a safe and easy to access place.
For more information, visit the JCHA website, or call the office at (201) 706-4600.
Last Updated on 05/19/2017.
PBV Project-Based Voucher Waiting List: Closed
The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in May 2017.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list has a preference for persons who live and/or work in Jersey City. There may be additional preferences. We have contacted the JCHA for confirmation, and will update this page when more information becomes available.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences.
After applying, applicants will receive a confirmation page. Print and keep this page in a safe and easy to access place.
For more information, visit the JCHA website, or call the office at (201) 706-4600.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant who is currently also on the housing authority's Housing Choice Voucher waiting list may request to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 05/19/2017.
Jersey City, NJ Public Housing Waiting List: Closed
The Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list for the following properties at this time. The waiting list for select properties and bedroom sizes was last open for one week in December 2017. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
- Pick up an application from one of multiple locations.
- Download and print the application online.
Once the application has been completed, it must have been postmarked no earlier than December 4, 2017 and no later than December 11, 2017, and mailed to the JCHA.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Victims of a Federally Declared Disaster, Jersey City Resident/Working Family/Income Mixing, Jersey City Resident/Victim Witness or Victim of Domestic Violence/Working Family, Jersey City Resident/Victim Witness or Victim of Domestic Violence, Jersey City Resident/Working Family/Veterans, Jersey City Resident/Working Family, Jersey City Resident/Veterans, Jersey City Resident.
Applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, after sorting preferences.
For more information, visit the JCHA website, or call the office at (201) 706-4600.
Last Updated on 12/11/2017.
About Jersey City Housing Authority
More information about Jersey City Housing Authority can be found on its website at http://www.jcha-gov.us/.
HCV Portability Status
As of 07/16/2018, it is not known if Jersey City Housing Authority is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.
About the Jersey City Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the most recent VMS report, Jersey City Housing Authority manages 4,074 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each:
| Standard | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 2,554 | 1 | 175 | 301 | 262 | 67 | 292 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $842 | $467 | $999 | $1,010 | $848 | $789 | $869 |
| Monthly Cost | $2,150,516 | $467 | $174,810 | $303,988 | $222,176 | $52,854 | $253,750 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Jersey City 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 7% having issued approximately 562 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 4 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 87 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.2 persons and has a household income of $16,330 per year. 91% 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, 5% 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
1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 46% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 29% 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.
39% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 37% of households with children have a female head of household. 83% of all households were headed by a female.
88% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 50% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Jersey City Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 29% include at least one person with a disability. 36% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 75% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
45% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 38% with 2 bedrooms and 17% with 3 or more bedrooms. 8% 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 Jersey City Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $384 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $882. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $117.
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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