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Open: McKeesport, Pennsylvania Section 8 HCV

The McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from April 10, 2023 at 8:30 am ET, until further notice. 

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

Once the paper application has been completed, it must be either:

  1. Emailed to bbray@mckhaorg.
  2. Faxed to MHA at (412) 673-1706.
  3. Dropped off at the MHA main office, located at 2901 Brownlee Avenue, Second Floor, McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
  4. Dropped off at the following MHA offices:
  • James Brewster Community Center/Crawford Village office located at 700 George F Young Drive, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 15132 .
  • Harrison Village Rent Office located at 100 13th Street, McKeesport, Pennsylvania, 15132.
  • McKeesport Towers Rent Office located at 601 Sixth Street, Mckeesport, Pennsylvania, 15132.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Elderly 
  • Disabled
  • Veterans

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHA notice on March 28, 2023.

Service Area

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

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (412) 673-6942.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/10/2023.

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Open: McKeesport Housing Authority Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The McKeesport Housing Authority (MHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least January 11, 2019, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply:

  1. Pick up an application at the MHA Administrative Office, located at 2901 Brownlee Avenue, Second Floor, McKeesport, Pennsylvania 15132, Monday through Friday.
  2. Pick up an application at any of the rental offices listed here.

For more information, visit the MHA Communities page, or the MHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (412) 673-6942.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 09/18/2019.

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About McKeesport Housing Authority

2901 Brownlee Street, McKeesport, PA | Visit Website | (412) 673-6942

McKeesport Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,436 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, McKeesport Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Homeownership Voucher

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by McKeesport Housing Authority is located in McKeesport, PA.

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

About the McKeesport Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, McKeesport Housing Authority manages 450 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

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

Standard Homeownership Ported Out
Vouchers 445 2 3
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $610 $381 $1,478
Monthly Cost $271,259 $762 $4,433
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 34 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years0 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 11 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $13,328 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 77% were extremely low income (ELI). 33% of households had wages as a major source of income, 7% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 57% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

3% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 63% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 11% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

57% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 54% of households with children have a female head of household. 91% of all households were headed by a female.

73% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 72% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the McKeesport Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 18% include at least one person with a disability. 33% 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

12% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 36% with 2 bedrooms and 52% with 3 or more bedrooms. 27% 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 McKeesport Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $319 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $570. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $225.

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.