Berks County Housing Authority

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) will accept Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from June 20, 2023, until June 23, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person $33,400 | 5 Persons $51,500
• 2 Persons $38,150 | 6 Persons $55,300
• 3 Persons $42,900 | 7 Person $59,100
• 4 Persons $47,650 | 8 Persons $62,900

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Veterans and their surviving spouses will receive three preference points.
• Applicants who live, work, or have been hired to work in Berks County, Pennsylvania will receive two preference points.
• Applicants who are unsubsidized will receive one preference point.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA website on June 13, 2023.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Brooke Estates, Jefferson Heights, Richard Delp Townhomes, and Cacoosing Meadows is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 21, 2021 until June 29, 2021. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: Each property has the following bedroom sizes:

• Brooke Estates (1 & 2 bedrooms only)
• Jefferson Heights (1, 2 & 3 bedrooms only)
• Richard Delp Townhomes (1 & 2 bedrooms only)
• Cacoosing Meadows (1, 2 & 3 bedrooms only)

To apply during the opening period: applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA public notice on June 3, 2021.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Chestnut Court Apartments, Laurel Court Apartments, Northvale Hill Apartments, Rittenhouse Apartments, and Warwick Apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA  on June 22, 2021.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) waiting list for apartments at Boyertown is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA  on June 22, 2021.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) waiting list for apartments at Norman Commons is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA  on June 22, 2021.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) waiting list for Project Based Redevelopment apartments is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA  on June 22, 2021.

The Berks County Housing Authority (BCHA) Elderly Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Brooke Estates is currently closed. It is not known when this waiting list was last open, or when it will reopen.

For more information, visit the BCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCHA  on June 22, 2021.