This housing agency serves Arlington County, Virginia.
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This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Arlington, Virginia.
The Arlington County Department of Human Services (ACDHS) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from September 13, 2023, until September 23, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
This waiting list had the following preferences:
5,000 applicants were be placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the ACDHS website.
Sources: This information was verified by the ACDHS public notice on August 25, 2023.
Arlington County Department of Human Services provides affordable housing for up to 1,643 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| 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 |
3033 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
(703) 228-1455Section 8 Application Checklist
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Arlington County Department of Human Services serves 1,399 low-income households. The agency manages 1,686 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 81 percent of households served by Arlington County Department of Human Services. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Arlington County Department of Human Services households.
Working adults head 573 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Arlington County Department of Human Services.
There are 1007 female-headed renter households living in Arlington County Department of Human Services housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Arlington County Department of Human Services.
| Black | 881 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 84 |
| White | 196 |
| Hispanic | 238 |
There are 573 households headed by seniors served by the Arlington County Department of Human Services. Senior households are 41% of households in Arlington County Department of Human Services housing.
There are 251 persons with disabilities living in Arlington County Department of Human Services housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Arlington County Department of Human Services.
Arlington County Department of Human Services’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on September 13, 2023 and closed on September 23, 2023.
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