Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

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Closed: Alexandria, Virginia Mainstream Voucher

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from June 1, 2020, until June 2, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: This waiting list was only for individuals/family member(s) who have non-elderly (under age 62) disabled household member(s) who is/are:

  • Currently experiencing homelessness OR
  • Currently a client in a permanent supportive housing or rapid re-housing program.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Compete the online application.
  2. Print the paper application that was available online.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

  1. Emailed to the ARHA.
  2. Dropped off at the ARHA’s main office.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Elderly (7 points)
  • Disabled (6 points)
  • Currently experiencing homelessness (6 points)
  • Currently a client in a permanent supportive housing or rapid rehousing project (6 points)
  • Live in City of Alexandria & unemployed (2 Points)
  • Live in City of Alexandria and work (anywhere) (5 points)
  • Do not live but work in City of Alexandria (5 points)
  • Do not live or work in City of Alexandria but, employed (3 points)

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

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ARHA, as of June 1, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Last Updated on 11/29/2020.

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Closed: Alexandria, Virginia Section 8 HCV

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 11, 2021, until January 13, 2021. 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.

The maximum income limits have not yet been confirmed.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ARHA public notice on December 21, 2020.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Last Updated on 07/11/2021.

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Closed: Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Public Housing

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from January 11, 2021, until January 13, 2021. 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.

The maximum income limits have not yet been confirmed.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ARHA public notice on December 21, 2020.

Service Area

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

Last Updated on 03/29/2022.

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Closed: Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Senior / Disabled Public Housing

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) Elderly/Disabled Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from September 4, 2018, until September 28, 2018. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

The Elderly/Disabled Public Housing program offers efficiency and 1-Bedroom units.

There were four ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the application at the ARHA office.
  2. Pick up an application at the ARHA office
  3. Call to request an application by mail.
  4. Send an email to request an application by mail.

Once the paper application has been completed, it must have been mailed to the ARHA office.

This waiting list had the following preferences: The Elderly, Persons with Disabilities, Persons Who Live or Work Locally, and Working/Employed.

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

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Last Updated on 09/09/2019.

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Closed: Affordable Market Rate Housing Low-Income

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) Affordable Market Rate Housing waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from May 1, 2019, until September 9, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Visit the ARHA main office.
  2. Send an email to the ARHA.

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Last Updated on 05/27/2020.

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Closed: Moderate Rehab Low-Income

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) last accepted Moderate Rehab Program waiting list applications for one day only from April 19, 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.

Preferences have not  been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the ARHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the ARHA notice on April 28, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Alexandria, Virginia.

Last Updated on 04/28/2023.

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About Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority

600 North Fairfax Street, Alexandria, VA | Visit Website | (703) 549-7115

Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,819 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Moderate Rehabilitation
  • Homeownership
  • Family Unification Program (FUP)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority is located in Alexandria, VA.

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

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

About the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority manages 1,475 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Homeownership Family Unification Tenant Protection Ported Out
Vouchers 1,269 15 38 57 96
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $1,379 $1,166 $1,443 $1,392 $1,293
Monthly Cost $1,749,855 $17,493 $54,852 $79,335 $124,172
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 13% having issued approximately 109 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 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 51 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.2 persons and has a household income of $17,734 per year. 96% of households were very low income (VLI) and 79% were extremely low income (ELI). 47% 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 50% 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, 47% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 27% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 24% 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.

40% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 33% of households with children have a female head of household. 75% of all households were headed by a female.

92% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 82% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 16% include at least one person with a disability. 24% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 50% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

42% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 41% with 2 bedrooms and 17% with 3 or more bedrooms. 10% 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 Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $492 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,067. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $184.

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.