Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8)

Accomack-Northampton Housing Authority

Waitlist Rental Assistance

About This Program

Provides rental assistance to very low-income families, elderly, and persons with disabilities. Tenants pay approximately 30% of income toward rent, and the voucher covers the remainder up to a payment standard. Administered by local housing authority.

Rental subsidy covers gap between 30% of income and actual rent

Data last verified 2026-06-09. How we verify our data.

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Key Details

  • Rental assistance for very low-income households
  • Tenant pays approximately 30% of income
  • Income at or below 50% AMI required
  • Priority for elderly, disabled, families with children
  • Waiting list currently closed

How to Apply

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(757) 787-2800

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Your application paperwork

The Housing Choice Voucher program (Section 8) is federal rental assistance run locally by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA), where qualifying renters pay about 30 to 40 percent of their income toward rent and the voucher covers the rest. It helps people rent housing, so it is not a home improvement grant for homeowners, and you apply through HACA when its waitlist is open (it is currently closed).

Steps to apply

  1. Confirm the program fits your need: this is rental assistance for tenants, not a grant for repairing a home you own.
  2. Watch the official HACA prospective-resident page for the waitlist to reopen, since HACA says its own website is the only accurate source for how to apply.
  3. When the waitlist opens, complete HACA's free online pre-application during the open window (HACA last opened the list briefly in September 2018).
  4. Provide household and income information as requested, and later check your waiting list number through HACA after applying.
  5. Never pay a fee or use a third party site, because HACA never charges to apply and warns that any site claiming to take pre-applications on its behalf is fraudulent.
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Documents you will likely need

  • Government issued photo ID for the head of household
  • Social Security numbers or documents for all household members
  • Proof of income for everyone in the household (pay stubs, benefit letters)
  • Proof of current address and household size
  • Immigration or citizenship documentation as requested by HACA
Download this checklist (PDF)

Requirements vary by program and locality. Confirm the exact rules on the official program page. We can help you prepare your paperwork, but you submit it yourself.

Deadline: Waiting list currently closed, check for reopening

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