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Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna.

Open: Public Housing

The Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna (HACL) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications from the earliest confirmed date of April 13, 2023, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the paper application.

Once the application is completed, it must be mailed to the Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna, 2019 W Pine St, Dunmore, PA 18512.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Veteran
  • Immediate family of active military personnel
  • Victims of federally declared disaster
  • Displaced due to fire, government action or flood
  • Homeless
  • Working or future employment in Lackawanna county

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the HACL website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACL on April 13, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (570) 342-7629.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/14/2023.

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Closed: Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna (HACL) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from February 1, 2023, until April 1, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Pick up an application at the HACL main office.
  2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application was completed, it was postmarked by April 1, 2023 and mailed to the HACL main office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or is seeking an emergency transfer under VAWA from HACL’s public housing program will be equal to five (5) points. The applicant must certify that the abuser will not reside with the applicant unless HACL gives prior written approval.
  • Reside or work in Lackawanna County (excluding the City of Carbondale or City of Scranton) will be equal to three (3) points.
  • Reside or work in the City of Carbondale or City of Scranton will be equal to two (2) point.
  • Veterans, elderly, and disabled families will be equal to one (1) point for each preference.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACL website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACL notice on January 24, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

Last Updated on 04/13/2023.

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Closed: Jessup Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna (HACL) waiting list for Section 8 Project Based Voucher apartments at Jessup is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 7, 2019, until October 21, 2019. 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.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.

For more information, visit the HACL website.

Last Updated on 10/21/2019.

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About Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna

2019 West Pine Street, Dunmore, PA | Visit Website | (570) 342-7629

Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna provides affordable housing for up to 1,984 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 the County of Lackawanna is located in Lackawanna County, PA.

The Housing Authority does not serveCarbondale and Scranton

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

Office Hours

Open today from 9:00am to 3:00pm ET.

Closed for lunch from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Day Hours
Monday 9:00am-3:00pm
Tuesday 9:00am-3:00pm
Wednesday 9:00am-3:00pm
Thursday 9:00am-3:00pm
Friday 9:00am-3:00pm

About the Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna manages 696 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Ported Out Non-Elderly Disabled
Vouchers 580 5 96
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $423 $1,113 $425
Monthly Cost $245,499 $5,565 $40,819
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 54 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 10 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 16 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.7 persons and has a household income of $12,821 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 64% were extremely low income (ELI). 19% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 79% 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, 37% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 21% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 40% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 7% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

29% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 27% of households with children have a female head of household. 83% of all households were headed by a female.

14% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 5% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the County of Lackawanna Housing Choice Voucher program, 24% include at least one person with a disability. 41% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 35% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

44% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 21% with 3 or more bedrooms. 23% 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 the County of Lackawanna voucher holders in 2016 was $330 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $473. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $147.

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.