This housing agency serves Erie County, New York.
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| Closed: Erie County, New York Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Erie County, New York.
The Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The RACB last accepted applications for this waiting list from April 11, 2022, until May 6, 2022. 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:
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the RACB website.
Sources: This information was verified by the RACB and takmihan.com on March 25, 2022.
Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo provides affordable housing for up to 5,216 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 8:00am-5:00pm |
| Saturday | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed |
470 Franklin Street, Buffalo, NY
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Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo serves 4,580 low-income households. The agency manages 5,326 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo households.
Working adults head 1,190 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo.
There are 3709 female-headed renter households living in Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo.
| Black | 2,931 |
| Native American | 46 |
| White | 870 |
| Hispanic | 733 |
There are 1282 households headed by seniors served by the Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo. Senior households are 28% of households in Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo housing.
There are 1374 persons with disabilities living in Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 30% of households served by the Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo.
Rental Assistance Corporation of Buffalo’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on April 11, 2022 and closed on May 6, 2022.
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