The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) is reopening the wait list for Section 8 housing applications for the first time in nearly 15 years.
According to WABC News, applications for NYCHA’s Housing Choice Voucher program will be open starting at midnight on June 3. The application period will conclude at the end of day on June 9.
The decision to reopen the applications comes in the wake of the city’s acute shortage of affordable housing units and the lack of available space in city shelters. The application process was locked in 2009, and the NYCHA estimated there are currently about 85,000 housing vouchers and more than 25,000 households in the program.
“After 15 years, we are reopening NYCHA’s doors to hundreds of thousands of new Section 8 applicants and helping more New Yorkers find the housing they need,” said Mayor Eric Adams. “Addressing our city’s housing crisis means using every tool our city has, and that’s exactly what we are doing. From advancing 24 housing projects on public land this year through our ’24 in 24′ plan, to fighting for our ‘City of Yes for Housing Opportunity’ proposal to build a little more housing in every neighborhood, we are committed to helping every New Yorker find and stay in their home.”
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