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Puerto Rico Department of Housing

606 Avenida Barbosa
San Juan, San Juan, Puerto Rico
(787) 274-2527

Puerto Rico Department of Housing is a public housing agency in San Juan, Puerto Rico that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. As of January 21st, 2019, Puerto Rico Department of Housing has 1 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.

The Puerto Rico Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List is open indefinitely.

Puerto Rico Department of Housing serves Puerto Rico.

Waiting List Statuses
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Puerto Rico Housing Choice Voucher Open Indefinitely

Open Puerto Rico Department of Housing Waiting Lists

Open Indefinitely: Puerto Rico Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Puerto Rico Department of Housing (PRDH) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. This waiting list opened on May 21, 2018 at 8:00 am AT, and is open until further notice.

To apply, complete the application at a PRDH regional office listed here. Each regional office will accept only the first 25 applications each day.

Applicants must be 21 years of age or older or an emancipated minor.

The following documentation is required: Social Security Number.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list. Applicants will be notified by mail. 

For more information, visit the PRDH website, or call the office at (787) 274-2527, Ext. 2424 or 2403.

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La lista de espera del comprobante de opción de vivienda de la Sección 8 del Departamento de Vivienda de Puerto Rico (PRDH) actualmente está abierta. Esta lista de espera se abrió el 21 de mayo de 2018 a las 8:00 am AT y está abierta hasta nuevo aviso.

Para aplicar, complete la solicitud en la oficina regional de PRDH que se detalla aquí. Cada oficina regional aceptará solo las primeras 25 aplicaciones cada día.

Los solicitantes deben tener 21 años o más o ser un menor emancipado.

Se requiere la siguiente documentación: Número de Seguridad Social. Las preferencias aún no han sido confirmadas.

No se sabe cómo se colocará a los solicitantes en la lista de espera. Los solicitantes serán notificados por correo.

Para obtener más información, visite el sitio web de PRDH o llame a la oficina al (787) 274-2527, Ext. 2424 o 2403.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (787) 274-2527.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 06/14/2018.

About Puerto Rico Department of Housing

More information about Puerto Rico Department of Housing can be found on its website at http://www.vivienda.pr.gov/.

HCV Portability Status

As of 01/21/2019, it is not known if Puerto Rico Department of Housing is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.

About the Puerto Rico Department of Housing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the most recent VMS report, Puerto Rico Department of Housing manages 9,102 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each:

Standard Homeownership Family Unification Tenant Protection Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 8,228 16 65 327 334 132
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $449 $136 $592 $518 $888 $349
Monthly Cost $3,690,595 $2,177 $38,483 $169,392 $296,479 $46,117

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Puerto Rico Department of Housing

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 9% having issued approximately 1,025 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 62 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $4,920 per year. 92% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% were extremely low income (ELI). 19% of households had wages as a major source of income, 8% 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

1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 56% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 20% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 23% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

47% of households included children, 6% of which had two adults in the household. 45% of households with children have a female head of household. 85% of all households were headed by a female.

100% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 0% of all heads of households being Black and 4% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Puerto Rico Department of Housing Housing Choice Voucher program, 8% include at least one person with a disability. 12% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 31% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

25% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 24% with 2 bedrooms and 51% with 3 or more bedrooms. 19% 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 Puerto Rico Department of Housing voucher holders in 2016 was $110 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $600. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $97.



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.