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Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates.

Open: Other Bedroom Sizes 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Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.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 Waco Housing Authority and Associates (WHAA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least December, 2019, until further notice.

Please note: As of December 10, 2019, the 1-Bedroom waiting list is closed, but the other bedroom sizes associated with this opening have not yet been confirmed.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Veteran with an honorable discharge from the armed services
  • Currently employed
  • Head of household or spouse is 62 years of age or older
  • Full time student taking 12 hours or more, or able to provide verifiable justification for less than 12 hours
  • Victim of domestic violence
    • Must be certified by the Family Abuse Center in the last 12 months
  • Currently live at Estella Maxey, Kate Ross, South Terrace, or Mart Housing Authority and have participated in the Family Self Sufficiency program
  • Head of household is disabled or handicapped
  • Homelessness/Substandard Housing
    • This preference must be certified in writing by a caseworker within the HOT Homeless Coalition or the assigned McLennan County school district liaison for the homeless as being homeless.
  • Local Residency
    • Public Housing applicants may claim this preference if they currently live in McLennan County TX

For more information, visit the WHAA website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Waco, 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 (254) 752-0324.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 07/08/2020.

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Closed: McLennan County, Texas Section 8 HCV

The Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates (WHAA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list for McLennan County is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only, on January 8, 2020. 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.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received.

For more information, visit the WHAA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Waco Tribune-Herald, and the WHAA website, as of December 10, 2019.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in McLennan County, Texas.

Last Updated on 07/07/2020.

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Closed: Hill and Somervell County, Texas Section 8 HCV

The Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates (WHAA) last accepted Section 8 housing choice voucher waiting list applications for Hill and Somervell County from June 5, 2023, until June 8, 2023. There is no notice 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:

  • Veteran
  • Employment
  • Elderly
  • Disabled and Handicapped (Head of Household)
  • Job Training/School
  • Domestic Violence
  • Federal Preference (person (s) displaced by a federally declared disaster.)
  • Homeless as defined by HUD or McKinney - Vento definition of Homeless
  • Residency Preference

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the WHAA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHAA notice on June 1, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Hill and Somervell County, Texas.

Last Updated on 06/08/2023.

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Closed: 1-Bedroom Public Housing

The Waco Housing Authority and Associates (WHAA) waiting list for 1-Bedroom Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on April 1, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

For more information, visit the WHAA website.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Waco, Texas. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 07/08/2020.

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About Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates

4400 Cobbs Drive, Waco, TX | Visit Website | (254) 752-0324

Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates provides affordable housing for up to 3,549 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Waco Housing Authority and Affiliates is located in:

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

Office Hours

Open today from 7:30am to 5:30pm CT.

Day Hours
Monday 7:30am-5:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am-5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am-5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am-5:30pm