Apply for Housing with NYCHA

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) provides decent and affordable housing in a safe and secure living environment for low- and moderate-income residents throughout the five boroughs. To be considered for public housing or Section 8 housing, each applicant must complete NYCHA’s application here.

Beware of Scams - NYCHA does not charge or request a fee in connection with applying for Public Housing or Section 8 or processing a rental for Section 8. If you receive a request for payment from anyone posing as NYCHA personnel, report it to the NYC Department of Investigation’s NYCHA Inspector General at ig@nycha.nyc.gov or 212-306-3355 or the HUD Office of Inspector General at 1-800-347-3735 or www.hudoig.gov/hotline.

Eligibility for Public Housing

You may be eligible for an apartment if:

• You meet NYCHA's definition of family, which includes:
  • Two or more persons related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, adoption, guardianship, or court awarded custody
  • A single person

  Person(s) in Family	Income Limits
  1	87,100
  2	$99,550
  3	$111,950
  4	$124,400
  5	$134,350
  6	$144,300
  7	$154,250
  8	$164,200
  9	$174,150
  10	$184,100
  11	$194,050
  12	$204,050
  13	$214,000
  14	$223,950
  15	$233,900

  Senior Building Eligibility for Public Housing Applications

  • For single person households: the head of household must be at least 62: or
  • For multiple person households: Either the head of household or co-head of household must be at least 62. All other authorized permanent household members must be 62 or older.

  Eligibility for Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program

  Section 8 Income Limits for Applicants

  You must be income-eligible at the time of voucher issuance. Below are the current income limits for Section 8 applicants:

  Family Size	Annual Income ($)
  1 Person	$54,350
  2 Persons	$62,150
  3 Persons	$69,900
  4 Persons	$77,650
  5 Persons	$83,850
  6 Persons	$90,050
  7 Persons	$96,300
  8 Persons	$102,500

  Section 8 Application Priority Code

  NYCHA has a priority system that ranks each applicant based on predetermined preference categories using the information that is given on the application.

  What are the HCV waitlist preferences?

  Preferences, in order of priority, are:

  1. Mobility impaired and residing in inaccessible housing .
  2. Elderly persons (62 years of age and older) and persons with disabilities.
  3. All other applicants