New Braunfels Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
- Comal County, Texas Section 8 HCV is open.
- Laurel Plaza Public Housing is open.
- Landa Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is closed.
- Villa Serena Public Housing is closed.
- Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing Low-Income is closed.
Learn more about New Braunfels Housing Authority.
Open: Comal County, Texas Section 8 HCV
The New Braunfels Housing Authority (NBHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open.
The NBHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from March 1, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the NBHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NBHA application page on February 17, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Comal County, Texas.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/329ff6a6-62e0-4925-b376-a28d1a9e2bb6/downloads/Reasonable%20Accomodation%20Req.pdf?ver=1675869552513.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/01/2023.
Open: Laurel Plaza Public Housing
The New Braunfels Housing Authority (NBHA) Public Housing waiting list for Efficiency apartments at Laurel Plaza is currently open.
The NBHA is accepting applications for this waiting list from March 1, 2023, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NBHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NBHA on February 17, 2023.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in New Braunfels, Texas. 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 https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/329ff6a6-62e0-4925-b376-a28d1a9e2bb6/downloads/Reasonable%20Accomodation%20Req.pdf?ver=1675869552513.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 03/01/2023.
Closed: Landa Place Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The New Braunfels Housing Authority (NBHA) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Landa Place is closed.
The NBHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on January 31, 2022. 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.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NBHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NBHA on February 1, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in New Braunfels, Texas.
Last Updated on 03/16/2022.
Closed: Villa Serena Public Housing
The New Braunfels Housing Authority (NBHA) Public Housing waiting list for 2, 3 and 4-Bedroom apartments at Villa Serena is closed.
The NBHA last accepted applications for this waiting list as of February, 2020, until January 31, 2022. 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.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NBHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NBHA on February 1, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in New Braunfels, Texas. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Last Updated on 02/02/2022.
Closed: Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing Low-Income
The New Braunfels Housing Authority (NBHA) waiting list for Veterans Assisted Supportive Housing apartments is closed.
The NBHA last accepted applications for this waiting list on January 31, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the NBHA, This waiting list was "for VA health care eligible Veteran only"
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the NBHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the NBHA on February 1, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in New Braunfels, Texas.
Last Updated on 02/02/2022.
About New Braunfels Housing Authority
300 Laurel Lane, New Braunfels, TX | Visit Website | (830) 625-6909
New Braunfels Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 462 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, New Braunfels Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:
- Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by New Braunfels Housing Authority is located in Comal County, TX.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the New Braunfels Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, New Braunfels Housing Authority manages 263 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 | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 256 | 5 | 2 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $577 | $626 | $729 |
| Monthly Cost | $147,686 | $3,130 | $1,458 |
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 21 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 3 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 1.6 persons and has a household income of $13,878 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 61% were extremely low income (ELI). 20% of households had wages as a major source of income, 0% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 80% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 28% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 32% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 38% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 4% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
19% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 18% of households with children have a female head of household. 82% of all households were headed by a female.
44% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 5% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the New Braunfels Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 34% include at least one person with a disability. 58% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 33% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
47% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 41% with 2 bedrooms and 12% with 3 or more bedrooms. 26% 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 New Braunfels Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $388 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $591. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $118.
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.
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