This housing agency serves Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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| Closed: Philadelphia Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Philadelphia Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Philadelphia, PA.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.
The PHA last accepted applications for this waiting list from January 23, 2023, until February 5, 2023. 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: Applicants who currently live, work, or have been hired to work in Philadelphia. The PHA will make 2,000 vouchers immediately available to qualified applicants within the preference group.
10,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the PHA website.
Sources: This information verified by the PHA public notice on January 10, 2023.
The Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Public Housing waiting list is closed.The PHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on April 15, 2013. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.For more information, visit the PHA website.
Philadelphia Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 35,093 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am-5:00pm |
2013 Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
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Philadelphia Housing Authority serves 30,730 low-income households. The agency manages 23,374 Housing Choice Vouchers and 11,330 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Philadelphia Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Philadelphia Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 9,219 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Philadelphia Housing Authority.
There are 25198 female-headed renter households living in Philadelphia Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
| Black | 26,428 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 307 |
| White | 1,844 |
| Hispanic | 2,151 |
There are 9526 households headed by seniors served by the Philadelphia Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Philadelphia Housing Authority housing.
There are 7375 persons with disabilities living in Philadelphia Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
There is no information available about the HUD performance rating of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 1, 2025 and closed on July 1, 2025.
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