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Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher Program
Vouchers that pay part of your rent
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- Call NYC 311 — the City can point you to other options.
What this program is
Section 8 helps cover part of rent for lower-income families renting from a private landlord.
Who can get it
Section 8 eligibility is based on household size and income.
Household Size
Annual Income
1
$59,400
2
$67,850
3
$76,350
4
$84,800
5
$91,600
6
$98,400
7
$105,200
8
$111,950
Heads up
- With Section 8, most families spend no more than 40% of their monthly income on rent. NYCHA covers the rest directly to the landlord.
- NOTE: Section 8 applications in NYC are currently closed.
- Already applied for Section 8? Sign in to the Self-Service Portal (https://selfserve.nycha.info/nycha/app/eservice/enu?SWECmd=Start&) to check your application status.
- Find affordable housing through NYC Housing Connect (https://access.nyc.gov/programs/nyc-housing-connect/) and NYC Housing Development Corporation (http://www.nychdc.com/pages/Now-Renting.html).
How to apply
Applications for the NYC Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher are currently closed.
Get help
- Learn more about Section 8 (http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page) from NYCHA's website.
- Call NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (CCC) at 718-707-7771.
- Make an appointment (https://wb-nycha.qmatic.cloud/) to visit a Customer Contact Center.
Visit the website
Learn more about Section 8 (http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nycha/section-8/about-section-8.page) from NYCHA's website.
Visit a location
Make an appointment (https://wb-nycha.qmatic.cloud/) to visit a Customer Contact Center.
Source and last updated
- Source
- NYC Benefits Platform (kvhd-5fmu) View dataset
- Agency
- NYC Housing Authority (NYCHA)
- Updated
- Source: May 28, 2026 · Synced August 18, 2026
How we verified this
Source record ID: P013en · S2R013
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