Dallas Housing Authority, Dallas, Texas

About Dallas Housing Authority

The Dallas Housing Authority is a Section 8 and Public Housing Public Housing Agency in Dallas, Texas.

The Dallas Housing Authority serves Dallas.

Dallas Housing Authority Waiting Lists

Dallas, Texas Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List: Closed

The Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one week in April 2017; and prior to that for two days in July 2016, and for four days in July 2015. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the DHA public notice for the last opening, "all persons, including current applicants, interested in participating in the HCV program must apply during Open Enrollment to be considered for rental housing assistance."

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

This waiting list had the following preference: Households with dependent children 3-10 years old.

5,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, after sorting preferences. Applicants can log in here after April 30, 2017 to check their status on the waiting list.

Persons on the waiting list can update application information here.

For more information, visit the DHA website, or call the office at (214) 951-8300.

Last Updated on 04/24/2017.

Public Housing Waiting List: Closed

As of June 2017, the Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list applications at this time. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

The waiting list had no preferences.

It was not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the DHA website, or call the office at (214) 951-8300.

Last Updated on 06/27/2017.

About the Dallas Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the most recent VMS report, Dallas Housing Authority manages 16,403 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	Ported Out	VASH	Non-Elderly Disabled	Litigation
Vouchers	14,083	82	99	62	604	80	1,393
Monthly Cost Per Voucher	$620	$624	$776	$610	$494	$487	$1,026
Monthly Cost	$8,729,632	$51,144	$76,845	$37,816	$298,351	$38,934	$1,429,693

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Dallas Housing Authority

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 10% having issued approximately 1,713 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 9 years and 6 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 14 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 $13,788 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 74% were extremely low income (ELI). 33% 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 66% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 54% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 22% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 20% 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.

48% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 46% of households with children have a female head of household. 84% of all households were headed by a female.

94% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 85% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Dallas Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 21% include at least one person with a disability. 31% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 81% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

33% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 34% with 2 bedrooms and 33% 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 Dallas Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $385 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $746. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $137.

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.

Public Housing Operated by Dallas Housing Authority