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New York State Homes and Community Renewal

25 Beaver St
New York, New York County, New York 10004

New York State Homes and Community Renewal is a Public Housing Agency that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Family Self-Sufficiency, and Homeownership programs.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal serves Bronx County, Kings County, New York County, Queens County and Richmond County.

The following agencies operate on behalf of New York State Homes and Community Renewal:

Agency	Serves
Chautauqua Opportunities Inc	Chautauqua County
Community Development Corporation of Long Island Inc	Suffolk County
CVR New York	Westchester County
Otsego Rural Housing Assistance	Otsego County
PathStone	Dutchess County, Genesee County, Orange County, Orleans County, Sullivan County, Yates County
Putnam County Housing Corporation	Putnam County
Rockland County Department of Social Services	Rockland County
Rural Ulster Preservation Company	Greene County, Ulster County
St. Lawrence County Community Development Program	St Lawrence County

Waiting List Statuses

Waiting List	Status
Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond County, New York Housing Choice Voucher	Closed

Other New York State Homes and Community Renewal 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.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Website: http://www.nyshcr.org/.

New York State Homes and Community Renewal Phone: (212) 480-7221.

Closed: Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond County, New York Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The New York State Homes and Community Renewal Subsidy Services Bureau (SSB) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It is not known when the waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the SSB website.

Last Updated on 05/24/2019.

About New York State Homes and Community Renewal

More information about New York State Homes and Community Renewal can be found on its website at http://www.nyshcr.org/.

Representatives of New York State Homes and Community Renewal may be available by phone at (212) 480-7221. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

Office Hours

Day	Hours
Monday	:00am-:00am
Tuesday	:00am-:00am , :00am-:00am

HCV Portability Status

As of 08/10/2020, it is not known if New York State Homes and Community Renewal is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.

About the New York State Homes and Community Renewal Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, New York State Homes and Community Renewal manages 48,379 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	Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers	35,582	325	4,769	576	883	320
Monthly Cost Per Voucher	$835	$763	$1,166	$1,013	$811	$732
Monthly Cost	$29,703,275	$248,088	$5,562,687	$583,661	$716,109	$234,149

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for New York State Homes and Community Renewal

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 3,457 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 8 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 29 months on the waiting list¹.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.5 persons and has a household income of $17,181 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% 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 59% 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, 47% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 24% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 28% 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.

42% of households included children, 10% of which had two adults in the household. 34% of households with children have a female head of household. 74% of all households were headed by a female.

49% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 32% of all heads of households being Black and 2% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the New York State Homes and Community Renewal Housing Choice Voucher program, 22% include at least one person with a disability. 38% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 68% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

37% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 30% with 2 bedrooms and 33% with 3 or more bedrooms. 14% 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 New York State Homes and Community Renewal voucher holders in 2016 was $437 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $966. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $121.

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.