About Section 8 - NYCHA (2024)

FAQs

How does NYCHA Section 8 work? ›

The program works as a rental subsidy that allows families to pay a reasonable amount of their income toward their rent. Eligible families will receive a voucher to begin searching for housing. Generally, families will pay no more than 40 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward their rent share.

The maximum housing assistance is generally the lesser of the payment standard minus 30% of the family's monthly adjusted income or the gross rent for the unit minus 30% of monthly adjusted income.

The Housing Authority briefs Section 8 applicants and participants on the benefits of portability. If a Housing Authority Section 8 chooses to move under portability, he/she must contact their assigned Advisor or Eligibility Interviewer.

You MIGHT be rejected if the background check reveals… Drug-related crimes; • Violent crimes; or • Other crimes that could threaten the health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the building by other residents or PHA employees. The PHA will look at arrests and convictions that occurred within the past 5 years.

Close to two-thirds (63%) of households living in Project-Based Section 8 units and 51% of those in public housing are composed of people who are elderly or have at least one member who has a disability.

NYSHCR Section 8 Voucher Home Ownership Program assistance is available and being used to help families obtain and retain a home of their own.

How do I get Section 8 immediately in NY? ›

Ask for Section 8 assistance. Call NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (CCC) at 718-707-7771. Due to COVID-19, NYCHA's customer contact centers are currently not receiving walk-in visitors.

A person of low income is one who is not a recipient of public assistance under the Social Services Law and whose income does not exceed (1) $6,500 or (2) such other sum not less than $6,500 nor more than $25,000 as may be provided by local law.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, also known as Section 8, is a federally funded program that provides rental assistance to eligible families so they can obtain affordable housing in the private rental market.

The applicant, or co-applicant, must be 18 years of age or older or an emancipated minor to be eligible for public housing. At least one person in the applicant household must be a United States citizen or have eligible immigration status for the household to be eligible for the Public Housing program.

If NYCHA won't lower the rent, file a Rent Increase Grievance. Request the grievance within 10 days of your rent due date, or within 14 days of receiving the RIGHT TO GRIEVE NOTICE. Pay the rent that was due before the increase.

After reviewing the household composition, income, assets, and expenses listed in the Public Housing Affidavit of Income, NYCHA sets the household's rent at either 30% of the household's adjusted gross income or the flat rent, whichever is lower.

No, tenants are required to pay for their own security deposits and brokers' fees if applicable.

Applicants will receive a letter from NYCHA within 45 days acknowledging the date your application was received and the housing priority that you have been assigned based on the information provided in your application.