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City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office

411 N. Cameron Street, Suite 200
Winchester, Virginia 22601

City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office is a Public Housing Agency that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program.

City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office serves Winchester on behalf of Virginia Housing.
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Winchester, Virginia Housing Choice Voucher Closed

Other City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office Waiting Lists

Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, it may take days or weeks to get a response.

City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office Website: https://www.winchesterva.gov/dss/benefit-programs.

City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office Phone: (540) 535-2886.

Closed: Winchester, Virginia Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted for one day only on October 29, 2019. 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.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

  • Applicants living and/or working in the City of Winchester.
  • Applicants who are Working Families: Families where the head, spouse, or sole member is either employed, is age 62 or older, or is a person with disabilities.
  • Applicants who are Homeless: “Any person or family that lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence; or is living in a shelter, an institution that provides a temporary assistance, or a public or private place not designated for regular sleeping accommodation”.

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

For more information, contact the City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office.

Last Updated on 12/29/2019.

About City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office

More information about City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office can be found on its website at https://www.winchesterva.gov/dss/benefit-programs.

Representatives of City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office may be available by phone at (540) 535-2886. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

HCV Portability Status

As of September 29th, 2020, it is not known if City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office is processing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of 09/29/2020, it is not known if City of Winchester Housing Choice Voucher Program Office is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.