This housing agency serves Seattle, Washington.
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Closed: Seattle, Washington Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Open Until Further Notice: Seattle Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Seattle, Washington.
The Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from January 17, 2024, until further notice. This waiting list was last open in February, 2017. 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.
There were preferences, and they were listed on the application.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA public notice on December 13, 2023.
The Seattle Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers 31 public housing communities for families and senior/disabled individuals. For a complete listing of each community please follow this link.There are three ways to apply for public housing:1. Apply online here.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.3. Visit the housing authority to pick up an application, located at 190 Queen Anne Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98109, Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am and 4:30pm.Once the paper application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.Please Note: You must check in with the housing authority every month to keep your spot on the waiting list by calling 866-623-5111.This housing authority does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: homeless, or extremely low income.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://seattlehousing.org/, or by calling 206-239-1737, during normal office hours.
Seattle Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 17,813 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and 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 |
190 Queen Anne Avenue North, Seattle, WA
Visit Website — (206) 615-3300Seattle Housing Authority serves 15,525 low-income households. The agency manages 12,545 Housing Choice Vouchers and 4,988 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 87 percent of households served by Seattle Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Seattle Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 3,570 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Seattle Housing Authority.
There are 8849 female-headed renter households living in Seattle Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 57% of those served by the Seattle Housing Authority.
Black | 6,365 |
Native American | 466 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 2,329 |
White | 5,434 |
Hispanic | 932 |
There are 6675 households headed by seniors served by the Seattle Housing Authority. Senior households are 43% of households in Seattle Housing Authority housing.
There are 4812 persons with disabilities living in Seattle Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Seattle Housing Authority.
There is no information available about the HUD performance rating of the Seattle Housing Authority.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Seattle Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on February 6, 2017 and closed on February 24, 2017.
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