Section 8 Waitlist

Connecticut

Section 8 & Public Housing waiting list status for all housing authorities in Connecticut.

50
Housing Authorities
60
Open Lists
165
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Connecticut

Connecticut has 50 housing authorities managing a combined 268 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 60 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 22%. This data was last verified on Mar 2, 2026.

The affordable housing programs tracked in Connecticut include Public Housing (17 open), Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (3 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (5 open), Mainstream, RAD (1 open), VASH (1 open). Each program has its own eligibility criteria, application process, and wait times. In most cases, applicants can apply to multiple program types at the same housing authority, and there is no limit to the number of housing authorities you can apply to statewide.

The cities with the most open waitlists in Connecticut right now are Stamford (15), Seymour (6), Enfield (6), Danbury (5), and New Haven (4) . Applicants who are flexible about location will generally receive assistance sooner than those who apply to a single waitlist in a high-demand area.

Latest opening: Willimantic Housing Authority — Public Housing (closes Sep 30, 2026)

Eligibility Requirements for Connecticut

To qualify for assistance in Connecticut, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA).

  • Income: Below HUD local limits
  • Citizenship: U.S. Citizen or eligible legal status
  • Background: Criminal background check required
  • Residency: Preferences often given to locals

Real-Time Data Verification

Section 8 Waitlist utilizes advanced Search Grounding technology to scan official Connecticut legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. This automated monitoring is cross-referenced with Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

Browse by City in Connecticut

268 results

Canton Housing Authority

Canton, Connecticut · CT068

Elderly and Disabled Housing ● Public Housing ● LIHTC ● Family Housing ● HCV ● other ●

City of Hartford Housing Authority

Hartford, Connecticut · CT051

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Derby Housing Authority

Derby, Connecticut · CT017

Public Housing ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Senior/Disabled Housing ●

East Hartford Housing Authority

East Hartford, Connecticut · CT013

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

Danbury, Connecticut · CT020

Elderly Housing ● State Elderly Housing (Glen Apartments) ● State Elderly Housing ● Danbury Commons Apartments ● Federal Elderly (Putnam Towers and Wooster Manor) ● Federal Elderly Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● Family Housing ● RAD ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut · CT003

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Meriden

Meriden, Connecticut · CT011

Community Towers ● Other ● Public Housing ● State Moderate Income ● PBV ● HCV ● State Moderate Income Program ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut · CT004

Public Housing ● RAD ● PBV ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut · CT007

Workforce Housing (WFH) ● Senior Congregate Housing ● Other (Residential Care Home) ● Other (Senior Congregate Housing) ● Other (Below Market Rate) ● Other (Workforce Housing) ● Other ● BMR ● Below Market Rate (BMR) ● Workforce Housing ● Other (LIHTC) ● Public Housing ● PBV ● WFH ● Residential Care Home ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Enfield

Enfield, Connecticut · CT008

Congregate Program ● Congregate Housing ● PBV ● VASH ● Elderly/Disabled Housing ● Congregate ● Elderly/Disabled ● Mainstream ● Moderate Rental ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● other ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury

Glastonbury, Connecticut · CT040

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour

Seymour, Connecticut · CT035

Assisted Living (Smithfield Gardens) ● Assisted Living / LIHTC ● Assisted Living ● Public Housing ● Assisted Living (State PILOT/LIHTC) ● Other ● HCV ● Rental Assistance Program (RAP Certificates) ● Federal Elderly Housing ● Elderly (Federal) Housing ● RAP ● State Moderate Rental Housing ● Moderate Rental (State) Housing ●

Killingly Housing Authority

Danielson, Connecticut · CT061

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Mansfield Housing Authority

Storrs, Connecticut · CT038

Other ● Other (Holinko Estates - State Financed) ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Holinko Estates ● Other (Wright's Village) ● Holinko Estates (Family – Moderate Income Housing) ● Wright's Village ● RAD ● Wrights Village ● Mainstream ●

Middletown Housing Authority

Middletown, Connecticut · CT009

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Naugatuck Housing Authority

Naugatuck, Connecticut · CT047

HCV ● PBV ● Other Senior ● Senior ● Other ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Other Senior and Disabled ●

Plainfield Housing Authority

Plainfield, Connecticut · CT058

Senior Housing ● PBV ● RAD ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Putnam Housing Authority

Putnam, Connecticut · CT024

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Torrington Housing Authority

Torrington, Connecticut · CT031

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Willimantic Housing Authority

Willimantic, Connecticut · CT010

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Winchester Housing Authority

Winsted, Connecticut · CT025

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Windsor Locks Housing Authority

Windsor Locks, Connecticut · CT032

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bloomfield Housing Authority

Bloomfield, Connecticut · CT056

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Connecticut Department of Housing

Hartford, Connecticut · CT901

PBV ● other ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Public Housing ●

East Haven Housing Authority

East Haven, Connecticut · CT063

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Fairfield Housing Authority

Fairfield, Connecticut · CT052

Tenant Based Rental Assistance ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ● Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) ● Public Housing ● TBRA ●

Farmington Housing Authority

Farmington, Connecticut · CT041

HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Cooperative Ownership Program ● Maple Village ● PBV ●

Greenwich Housing Authority

Greenwich, Connecticut · CT019

Public Housing ● HCV ● State Moderate Housing ● Other ● LIHTC - Accessible Unit (Armstrong Court) ● State Moderate ● Senior- Disabled ● Other (State Moderate - McKinney Terrace II) ● LIHTC (Armstrong Court Phase IV) ● Housing Tax Credit ● LIHTC ● State Moderate (McKinney Terrace II) ● PBV ● Family Housing ● Private Market Family Units ● Private Market ● Low Income Housing Tax Credit ● LIHTC (Accessible Unit) ●

Hamden Housing Authority

Hamden, Connecticut · CT042

Elderly/Disabled Housing ● HCV ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing Program ● Public Housing ● Elderly/Disabled Housing Program ● other ● Congregate ● Affordable Housing ● Congregate Housing ●

Housing Authority Of The City Of Norwalk

Norwalk, Connecticut · CT002

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Emergency Housing Voucher ●

Housing Authority of the City of Ansonia

Ansonia, Connecticut · CT015

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut · CT001

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bristol

Bristol, Connecticut · CT023

Family State Housing Program ● HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut · CT005

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Brooklyn

Putnam, Connecticut · CT066

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Crabtree, St. Onge) ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford

Stratford, Connecticut · CT027

Other Senior ● HCV ● State Moderate Rental Program ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the Town of West Hartfor

West Hartford, Connecticut · CT039

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Windsor

Windsor, Connecticut · CT048

Mainstream ● PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ● other ●

Manchester Housing Authority

Manchester, Connecticut · CT026

Congregate ● HCV ● Congregate Senior ● Public Housing ●

Milford Redevelopment and Housing Partnership

Milford, Connecticut · CT030

HCV ● PBV ● Elderly/Non-Elderly Disabled Housing ● Public Housing ●

New London Housing Authority

New London, Connecticut · CT022

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Newington Housing Authority

Newington, Connecticut · CT049

Other Senior and Disabled Housing ● Other ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Public Housing ● HCV ● other ● Other Senior and Disabled Rental Assistance ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Norwich Housing Authority

Norwich, Connecticut · CT018

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Portland Housing Authority

Portland, Connecticut · CT036

State Program ● State Program (Quarry Heights) ● Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

South Windsor Housing Authority

South Windsor, Connecticut · CT033

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Vernon Housing Authority

Vernon, Connecticut · CT028

Elderly Congregate Living Center ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Wallingford Housing Authority

Wallingford, Connecticut · CT067

Public Housing ● State Elderly/Disabled ● PBV ● Mainstream ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing ● HCV ●

Waterbury Housing Authority

Waterbury, Connecticut · CT006

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

West Haven Housing Authority

West Haven, Connecticut · CT029

HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Senior Housing ●

Wethersfield Housing Authority

Wethersfield, Connecticut · CT053

HCV ● Elderly/Disabled Affordable Housing ● Public Housing ●

Also Check Nearby States

Applying to housing authorities in neighboring states can increase your chances of receiving assistance sooner. There is no rule limiting you to your home state.

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