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Connecticut

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

50
Housing Authorities
116
Open Lists
300
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in Connecticut

Connecticut has 50 housing authorities managing a combined 463 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 116 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 25%. This data was last verified on Jun 18, 2026.

Connecticut provides various affordable housing assistance options through its 50 housing authorities, which manage a total of 349 waiting lists across the state. Currently, 84 of these lists are open, representing a 24% open rate, while 220 lists are closed. Key programs with open lists include Public Housing, with 17 of its 50 lists accepting applications, and Project-Based Vouchers (PBV), which has 6 open lists out of 38. For applicants seeking specialized housing, State Elderly Housing has both of its 2 lists open, and Congregate Housing has 2 open lists out of 3. Other programs like Mainstream and Family Housing currently have no open lists.

The availability of assistance varies by location and program. Danbury's Housing Authority stands out with 7 open lists. Hartford has 3 open lists across its 3 housing authorities, while Bridgeport and Canton each have 1 open list. For many Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) statewide, a centralized waitlist manages Elderly/Disabled housing applications, simplifying the process for this demographic. However, Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport operate independently, requiring separate applications for their programs. Other open opportunities include specific programs such as one open Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) list out of 50, a LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) list, Assisted Living programs (with 5 open lists), and several Below Market Rate (BMR) and Workforce Housing options, each having multiple open lists. Veterans may find assistance through one open VASH list.

Prospective applicants should actively monitor individual housing authority lists, as their status can change. For example, the Waterbury Housing Authority recently changed its Public Housing list from open to closed, while the Housing Authority of the Town of Enfield opened its Public Housing list. The Housing Authority of the City of Danbury also changed a Public Housing list from open to closed, illustrating the dynamic nature of availability. The Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA) serves as the state's housing agency and is a key resource. Focusing efforts on the 84 currently open lists, particularly for programs like Public Housing, PBV, State Elderly Housing, and various Elderly/Disabled options, can improve the chances of securing affordable housing assistance.

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The affordable housing programs tracked in Connecticut include Public Housing (16 open), Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (1 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (6 open), Mainstream (1 open), RAD (2 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 (35), Storrs (15), Seymour (11), Danbury (9), and Enfield (8) . 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: Housing Authority of the Town of Enfield — RAD

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 aggregates data from official Connecticut legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. Every listing 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

463 results

Canton Housing Authority

Canton, Connecticut · CT068

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

City of Hartford Housing Authority

Hartford, Connecticut · CT051

Public Housing ● FUP ● VASH ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Connecticut Department of Housing

Hartford, Connecticut · CT901

Public Housing ● FUP ● HCV ● Mainstream ● other ● Rental Assistance Program (RAP) ● PBV ● RAP ● RAD ●

Derby Housing Authority

Derby, Connecticut · CT017

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

East Hartford Housing Authority

East Hartford, Connecticut · CT013

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Hamden Housing Authority

Hamden, Connecticut · CT042

Congregate Housing ● Other ● Congregate Living ● Congregate ● Elderly/Disabled Housing ● Elderly/Disabled Housing Program ● Public Housing ● HCV ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing Program ● Elderly Housing ● PBV ● Affordable Housing ● RAD ● Mainstream ● other ●

Housing Authority Of The City Of Norwalk

Norwalk, Connecticut · CT002

Other ● Affordable Housing ● Workforce Housing ● Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ● Emergency Housing Voucher ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, Connecticut · CT001

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the City of Danbury

Danbury, Connecticut · CT020

Elderly Housing ● Federal Elderly Housing ● Senior Housing ● Federal Elderly (Putnam Towers and Wooster Manor) ● Danbury Commons Senior Housing ● other ● PBV ● State Elderly Housing ● State Elderly Housing (Glen Apartments) ● Danbury Commons Apartments ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Family Housing ● Moderate Rental & Fairfield Ridge Housing ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the City of Hartford

Hartford, Connecticut · CT003

Public Housing ● PBV ● RAD ● HCV ● Mainstream ● VASH ●

Housing Authority of the City of New Haven

New Haven, Connecticut · CT004

RAD ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Stamford

Stamford, Connecticut · CT007

BMR ● Workforce Housing ● Other (LIHTC) ● PBV ● Below Market Rate (BMR) Units ● Public Housing ● other (Below Market Rate) ● WFH ● other (Workforce Housing) ● BMR (Below Market Rate) ● Residential Care Home - Scofield Manor ● Workforce Housing / BMR ● Residential Care Home ● Senior Congregate Housing ● Other (Summer Place/Straight Tax Credit) ● Residential Care Home (Scofield Manor) ● Other (Below Market Rate Housing) ● LIHTC (Low-Income Housing Tax Credit) ● Below Market Rate / Workforce Housing ● LIHTC ● Below Market Rate ● Other (Residential Care Home) ● Other (Senior Congregate Housing) ● Other (Below Market Rate) ● Other (Workforce Housing) ● Other ● Senior Congregate Housing - Wormser Congregate ● Workforce Housing (WFH) ● Tax Credit ● Senior Congregate Housing (Wormser Congregate) ● BMR (Point Rock) ● BMR (Sono Pearl) ● other (Tax Credit) ● other (Residential Care Home) ● other (Senior Congregate Housing) ● other ● HCV ● Workforce Housing (The Curb and One Glover) ● Below Market Rate (BMR) ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Brooklyn

Putnam, Connecticut · CT066

HCV ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing - Sunny Acres ● Affordable Housing - Crabtree Apartments ● Affordable Housing - Sunny Acres Apartments ● Affordable Housing - St. Onge Apartments ● PBV ● Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing - Upper Village Apartments ● RAD ● Other Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing (Crabtree, St. Onge) ● Affordable Housing (New Roxbury Village) ● Affordable Housing (St. Onge Apartments) ● Affordable Housing (Sunny Acres) ● Affordable Housing (Crabtree Apartments) ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Enfield

Enfield, Connecticut · CT008

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

Housing Authority of the Town of Seymour

Seymour, Connecticut · CT035

Assisted Living (Smithfield Gardens) ● other ● Other (Assisted Living) ● Affordable Housing ● Assisted Living - Smithfield Gardens ● Assisted Living (PILOT / LIHTC) ● Assisted Living (PILOT/LIHTC) ● Assisted Living / LIHTC ● Assisted Living (State PILOT/LIHTC) ● Other ● Assisted Living ● State Moderate Rental Housing ● Public Housing ● Elderly (Federal) Housing ● Moderate Rental (State) Housing ● Moderate Rental Housing ● Federal Elderly Housing ● Rental Assistance Program (RAP Certificates) ● Elderly Housing ● RAP ● Moderate Rental ● HCV ● Elderly Housing (Federal) ● PBV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Killingly Housing Authority

Danielson, Connecticut · CT061

LIHTC ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Mansfield Housing Authority

Storrs, Connecticut · CT038

Affordable Housing ● Mixed Income ● Mixed Income Property ● Mixed-Income ● Other (Mixed Income - Eagleville Green) ● Eagleville Green (Mixed Income Property) ● Other (Eagleville Green) ● Senior/Disabled Housing ● Family Housing ● Eagleville Green ● other ● Other ● PBV ● Mixed Income Housing ● Other (Holinko Estates - State Financed) ● Other (Moderate Income Housing - Holinko Estates) ● Holinko Estates (Family - Moderate Income Housing) ● Wright's Village (Elderly/Disabled Housing) ● Moderate Income Housing (Family) ● Moderate Income Housing (Senior/Disabled) ● Wright's Village ● Mainstream ● Holinko Estates ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Holinko Estates (Family – Moderate Income Housing) ● Other (Wright's Village) ● Wrights Village ● RAD ●

Middletown Housing Authority

Middletown, Connecticut · CT009

PBV ● State Moderate Program ● Public Housing ● HCV ● State Moderate Program - 2 & 3 Bedroom Units ●

Plainfield Housing Authority

Plainfield, Connecticut · CT058

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

Putnam Housing Authority

Putnam, Connecticut · CT024

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Affordable Housing ● RAD ● Affordable Housing - New Roxbury Village ● Affordable Housing - St. Onge Apartments ● Affordable Housing - Crabtree Apartments ● Mainstream ● Affordable Housing - Sunny Acres ●

Torrington Housing Authority

Torrington, Connecticut · CT031

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Waterbury Housing Authority

Waterbury, Connecticut · CT006

Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● PBV ●

Willimantic Housing Authority

Willimantic, Connecticut · CT010

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Winchester Housing Authority

Winsted, Connecticut · CT025

Public Housing ● CHAMP ● State Elderly Chapter 667 ● State Elderly Housing (Chapter 667) ● State Elderly Housing ● Other ● State Family Housing ● State Elderly (Chapter 667) ● HCV ● FSS ●

Windsor Locks Housing Authority

Windsor Locks, Connecticut · CT032

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bloomfield Housing Authority

Bloomfield, Connecticut · CT056

HCV ● Public Housing ●

East Haven Housing Authority

East Haven, Connecticut · CT063

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Fairfield Housing Authority

Fairfield, Connecticut · CT052

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

Farmington Housing Authority

Farmington, Connecticut · CT041

Mainstream ● Other ● Senior Housing ● PBV ● Cooperative Ownership Program ● Maple Village ● Public Housing ● Senior Housing (Maple Village) ● HCV ● Maple Village (Senior Housing) ● RAD ● Cooperative Ownership ● Other - Cooperative Ownership Program ● Other - Maple Village ●

Greenwich Housing Authority

Greenwich, Connecticut · CT019

State Moderate - Adams Gardens McKinney Terrace I ● LIHTC ● Family Housing - Adams Gardens McKinney Terrace I ● Other ● HCV ● LIHTC (Accessible Unit) ● LIHTC - Accessible Unit (Armstrong Court) ● State Moderate ● Senior- Disabled ● Other (State Moderate - McKinney Terrace II) ● LIHTC (Armstrong Court Phase IV) ● Private Market - Town Hall Annex ● Other (Private Market) ● LIHTC (Armstrong Court Phase IV - 2 Bedroom) ● LIHTC (Armstrong Court Phase IV - 3 Bedroom) ● Private Market (Town Hall Annex) ● Private Market Family Units ● Family Housing ● Private Market ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing (Low Income Housing Tax Credit) ● State Moderate - McKinney Terrace II ● Housing Tax Credit ● LIHTC - Armstrong Court (Accessible Units) ● Low Income Housing Tax Credit ● Affordable Housing ● RAD ● Other (State Moderate) ● Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) ● other ● Other - State Moderate ● State Moderate Housing ● State Moderate Housing (McKinney Terrace II) ● State Moderate (McKinney Terrace II) ● LIHTC (Family - Armstrong Court Phase IV) ● Private Market - Adams Gardens II ● LIHTC - Armstrong Court Phase IV (2 Bedroom) ● LIHTC - Armstrong Court Phase IV (3 Bedroom) ●

Housing Authority of the City of Ansonia

Ansonia, Connecticut · CT015

HCV ● State Elderly ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Bristol

Bristol, Connecticut · CT023

Congregate Housing - Komanetsky Estates Senior ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Family State Housing ● PBV ● Congregate Housing (Komanetsky Estates Senior) ● Mainstream ● Family State Housing Program ● Other ● other ● Family State Housing Program (1, 2, and 3-Bedroom) ● Congregate Housing ●

Housing Authority of the City of Meriden

Meriden, Connecticut · CT011

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

Housing Authority of the City of New Britain

New Britain, Connecticut · CT005

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Glastonbury

Glastonbury, Connecticut · CT040

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Stratford

Stratford, Connecticut · CT027

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

Housing Authority of the Town of West Hartfor

West Hartford, Connecticut · CT039

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the Town of Windsor

Windsor, Connecticut · CT048

other ● SRAP ● HCV ● Other ● NED (Non-Elderly Disabled) ● NED ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Manchester Housing Authority

Manchester, Connecticut · CT026

Congregate Senior ● Congregate Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● Congregate housing ● Congregate Senior housing ● Congregate ● HCV ● Congregate Housing ● J. D'Amelia Program ●

Milford Redevelopment and Housing Partnership

Milford, Connecticut · CT030

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

Naugatuck Housing Authority

Naugatuck, Connecticut · CT047

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

New London Housing Authority

New London, Connecticut · CT022

PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● Senior/Disabled Housing ●

Newington Housing Authority

Newington, Connecticut · CT049

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

Norwich Housing Authority

Norwich, Connecticut · CT018

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Portland Housing Authority

Portland, Connecticut · CT036

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

South Windsor Housing Authority

South Windsor, Connecticut · CT033

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Vernon Housing Authority

Vernon, Connecticut · CT028

Elderly Congregate Living Center ● Other ● HCV ● Pitkat Congregate Living Center ● Public Housing ● Other - Congregate Living Center (Pitkat) ● PBV ● Other (Elderly Congregate Living Center) ● Congregate Housing ●

Wallingford Housing Authority

Wallingford, Connecticut · CT067

State Family Housing ● State Elderly/Disabled ● PBV ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing Program ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing (1-Bedroom) ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing (0-Bedroom) ● other ● State Elderly/Disabled Housing (McKenna Court) ● RAD ●

West Haven Housing Authority

West Haven, Connecticut · CT029

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● other ● Senior Housing ●

Wethersfield Housing Authority

Wethersfield, Connecticut · CT053

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Elderly/Disabled Affordable Housing ●

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