Section 8 Waitlist

New Jersey

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

99
Housing Authorities
175
Open Lists
345
Closed Lists
Local Housing Guide 2026

Complete Guide to Section 8 & Public Housing in New Jersey

New Jersey has 99 housing authorities managing a combined 542 waiting lists across Section 8 (HCV), Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher programs. Currently, 175 of those lists are accepting applications — an open rate of approximately 32%. This data was last verified on Oct 5, 2026.

Those agencies administer roughly 119,184 assisted housing units statewide — 28,961 public housing units and 90,223 Housing Choice Vouchers, across 21 counties. Income limits are set by HUD per county or metro area, so eligibility thresholds differ between agencies within New Jersey.

The affordable housing programs tracked in New Jersey include Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV) (6 open), Public Housing (31 open), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV) (17 open), RAD (6 open), Mainstream, 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 New Jersey right now are Deptford (26), Hackensack (17), Edgewater (15), Middletown (8), and Glassboro (7) . 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: Madison Housing Authority — Madison Borough Affordable Housing

Eligibility Requirements for New Jersey

To qualify for assistance in New Jersey, applicants must meet specific income and household criteria set by the New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA).

  • 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 New Jersey legal notices, government press releases, and PHA portal updates. Every listing is cross-referenced with New Jersey Housing and Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) to ensure that families receive accurate information for low-income programs.

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542 results

Borough of Clementon Housing Authority

Clementon, New Jersey · NJ073

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Brick Housing Authority

Bricktown, New Jersey · NJ065

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Bridgeton Housing Authority

Bridgeton, New Jersey · NJ049

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Carteret Housing Authority

Carteret, New Jersey · NJ047

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● FUP ●

Cliffside Park Housing Authority

Cliffside Park, New Jersey · NJ070

Other ● Other (Senior Housing - Terrace View Towers) ● HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Collaborative Support Programs of

Freehold, New Jersey · NJ880

Supportive Housing Program ● Housing Supports Program ● Other ● HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● RAD ●

Community Enterprises Corporation

Freehold, New Jersey · NJ881

Supportive Housing ● Other ● Mainstream ● RAD ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

Dover Housing Authority

Dover, New Jersey · NJ068

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ●

East Orange Housing Authority

East Orange, New Jersey · NJ050

Halsed Plaza ● FSS ● Vista Village ● PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Edgewater Housing Authority

Edgewater, New Jersey · NJ075

Family Housing ● Affordable Senior Housing ● Other (Senior Housing - 27 Dempsey Ave) ● NAHF Family Housing ● Other (Family Housing - NAHF) ● LIHTC ● Family Housing (NAHF) ● RAD ● Neighborhood Affordable Housing Friends Inc. ● Affordable Senior Housing (27 Dempsey Avenue) ● NAHF (Family Housing) ● Urban Renewal Senior Housing ● Urban Renewal (Senior Housing) ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Family) ● Other (Affordable Condominiums) ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Glassboro Housing Authority

Glassboro, New Jersey · NJ051

Village at Harmony Garden ● Other ● Village at Harmony Garden (Special Needs Only) ● PBV ● Other (Special Needs) ● Village at Harmony Garden (Special Needs) ● Village at Harmony Garden (Senior 55+) ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Gloucester City Housing Authority

Gloucester City, New Jersey · NJ218

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Gloucester County Housing Authority

Deptford, New Jersey · NJ204

Senior Housing (Colonial Park) ● Senior Housing - Nancy J. Elkis ● Other - Village at Harmony Garden (Special Needs) ● Other ● Other - MASM Homeless Referral ● Section 202 ● Senior Housing - Mews at St. Anthony's ● Special Needs - Village at Harmony Garden ● Other - Nancy J. Elkis Seniors Housing (1 Bedroom) ● PBV ● Special Needs (Village at Harmony Garden) ● Senior Housing - Nancy J. Elkis Seniors Housing ● Special Needs Housing - Village at Harmony Garden ● Senior Housing - Shepherd's Farm ● Senior Housing - Shepherd's Farm Senior Housing ● Colonial Park Senior Housing (1 Bedroom) ● Other (Shepherd's Farm Senior Housing - 1 Bedroom) ● Other (Colonial Park Senior Housing - 1 Bedroom) ● Public Housing ● Special Needs ● Mews at St. Anthony's ● LIHTC ● Nancy J. Elkis Seniors Housing - 1 Bedroom ● VASH ● RAD ● Special Needs Housing ● HOME Funds Program - Tenant Based Assistance ● General Housing Assistance (Homeless Preference) ● Mainstream ● HCV ●

Haddon Housing Authority

Westmont, New Jersey · NJ064

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Hamilton Township Housing Authority

Hamilton, New Jersey · NJ212

Other ● Affordable Housing ● HCV ● Public Housing ● RAD ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Highland Park Housing Authority

Highland Park, New Jersey · NJ044

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● RAD ● PBV ●

Highlands Housing Authority

Highlands, New Jersey · NJ041

Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● RAD ●

Hoboken Housing Authority

Hoboken, New Jersey · NJ015

Other ● Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing (City Program) ● Affordable Housing (City of Hoboken) ● Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority City of Jersey City

Jersey City, New Jersey · NJ009

Public Housing ● VASH ● PBV ● NEDP ● FUP ● Non-Elderly Disabled Program (NEDP) ● RAD ● HCV ● Mainstream ● NEDP Non-Elderly Disabled Voucher ● Continuum of Care ●

Housing Authority of Bergen County

Hackensack, New Jersey · NJ067

Housing for Disabled ● Other (Emerson Veteran Supportive Housing) ● Veteran Supportive Housing (Emerson) ● Veteran Housing (Franklin Villa Apartments) ● Senior Housing (Hasbrouck Heights) ● Other (Building Specific) ● Other ● Disabled Housing ● Disabled Housing (Lehmann Gardens) ● Other (Franklin Villa Apartments) ● Senior Housing ● Veteran Housing ● Emerson Veteran Supportive Housing ● Hasbrouck Heights Senior Housing ● Lehmann Gardens ● Supportive Housing (Veteran) ● Other (Veteran Supportive Housing) ● HCV ● Mainstream ● PBV ● Other (Affordable Ownership) ● The Manor on Paris ● RAD ● David F. Roche Senior Housing (1-Bedroom) ● Public Housing ● Affordable Homeownership ● Emergency Housing Voucher Program ●

Housing Authority of the City of Camden

Camden, New Jersey · NJ010

Senior Designated Housing ● Public Housing ● Other ● RAD ● HCV ● PBV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Orange

Orange, New Jersey · NJ025

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the Township of Lakewood

Lakewood, New Jersey · NJ054

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

Housing Authority of the Township of Middleto

Middletown, New Jersey · NJ081

Other Senior/Disabled Housing (Daniel Towers) ● Other Senior and Disabled ● Other (Senior/Disabled Housing) ● Other (Senior/Disabled) ● Other (Senior/Disabled - Daniel Towers) ● State Moderate ● Senior/Disabled Housing - Alice V. Tomaso Plaza ● Public Housing ● Affordable Housing Lottery ● Other (Senior/Disabled - Alice V. Tomaso Plaza) ● PBV ● HCV ● Other (Senior/Disabled Housing - Daniel Towers) ● Other ●

Hunterdon County Division of Housing

Flemington, New Jersey · NJ084

Housing Rehabilitation ● HCV ● Affordable Housing Rental ● Foster Youth Independence Special Purpose Voucher ● Other ● RAD ● Public Housing ● Other (Affordable Rental - Specific Property) ● Mainstream ● PBV ●

Irvington Housing Authority

Irvington, New Jersey · NJ037

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Keansburg Housing Authority

Keansburg, New Jersey · NJ060

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

Lakewood Township Residential Assistance Program

Lakewood, New Jersey · NJ214

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

Madison Housing Authority

Madison, New Jersey · NJ105

Affordable Housing ● Borough of Madison Affordable Housing ● Affordable Housing - Interested Parties List ● Other ● Borough Affordable Housing ● Interested Parties List ● Madison Borough Affordable Housing ● HCV ● Inclusionary Affordable Housing ● Scattered Sites Family Affordable Housing ● PBV ● Senior Affordable Housing ● RAD ● Family Affordable Housing (Scattered Sites) ● Public Housing ●

Millville Housing Authority

Millville, New Jersey · NJ061

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Montclair Housing Authority

Montclair, New Jersey · NJ086

Affordable Housing (Sales & Rental) ● Other Affordable Housing ● Other ● RAD ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Rental and Sales) ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Morris County Housing Authority

Morristown, New Jersey · NJ092

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Mainstream ●

Morristown Housing Authority

Morristown, New Jersey · NJ023

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

Neptune Housing Authority

Neptune, New Jersey · NJ048

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Newark Housing Authority

Newark, New Jersey · NJ002

RAD ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Emergency Housing Vouchers ● HCV ●

Newton Housing Authority

Newton, New Jersey · NJ076

PBV ● Affordable Beds ● Affordable Housing ● Public Housing ● Affordable Beds (Sunrise Senior Living) ● HCV ● Other ● RAD ● MRVP ●

North Bergen Housing Authority

North Bergen, New Jersey · NJ004

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Paterson Housing Authority

Paterson, New Jersey · NJ021

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Penns Grove Housing Authority

Penns Grove, New Jersey · NJ074

Public Housing ● HCV ● PBV ●

Plainfield Housing Authority

Plainfield, New Jersey · NJ039

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

Salem Housing Authority

Salem, New Jersey · NJ058

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● Mainstream ● Other ● RAD ● Leased Apartments Program ●

Sayreville Housing Authority

Sayreville, New Jersey · NJ106

Other ● Independent Living Facility ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Secaucus Housing Authority

Secaucus, New Jersey · NJ083

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Mainstream ●

South Amboy Housing Authority

South Amboy, New Jersey · NJ035

Other ● Senior Housing ● Elderly/Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Summit Housing Authority

Summit, New Jersey · NJ017

Senior Housing ● HCV ● Public Housing ● Family Housing ●

Union City Housing Authority

Union City, New Jersey · NJ026

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Vineland Housing Authority

Vineland, New Jersey · NJ063

RAD ● PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Warren County Housing Authority

Belvidere, New Jersey · NJ102

Other ● Housing Rehabilitation ● Senior Housing ● Mainstream ● Multi-Family Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● RAD ●

Weehawken Housing Authority

Weehawken, New Jersey · NJ077

Public Housing ● PBV ● HCV ● RAD ●

West New York Housing Authority

West New York, New Jersey · NJ030

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Woodbridge Housing Authority

Woodbridge, New Jersey · NJ033

Senior/Disabled Housing ● Other ● Senior/Disabled Housing Pre-Applications ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● Affordable Housing ● PBV ● Affordable Housing (Jacobs Landing) ● RAD ● Other (Senior/Disabled Pre-Application) ●

Asbury Park Housing Authority

Asbury Park, New Jersey · NJ007

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Belmar Housing Authority

Belmar, New Jersey · NJ057

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Berkeley Housing Authority

Bayville, New Jersey · NJ056

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Beverly Housing Authority

Beverly, New Jersey · NJ018

Other ● Public Housing ● PBV ● Congregate Housing ● HCV ●

Bloomfield Township Housing Authority

Bloomfield, New Jersey · NJ099

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Boonton Housing Authority

Boonton, New Jersey · NJ052

PBV ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Buena Housing Authority

Minotola, New Jersey · NJ202

HCV ● Other ● PBV ● Public Housing ●

Burlington Housing Authority

Burlington, New Jersey · NJ020

HCV ● PBV ● Public Housing ● RAD ●

Cape May Housing Authority

Cape May, New Jersey · NJ062

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Clifton Housing Authority

Clifton, New Jersey · NJ089

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Collingswood Housing Authority

Collingswood, New Jersey · NJ079

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Edison Housing Authority

Edison, New Jersey · NJ043

HCV ● Public Housing ● PBV ●

Elizabeth Housing Authority

Elizabeth, New Jersey · NJ003

Public Housing ● RAD ● PBV ● Other (Disabled/Specific Needs Housing) ● Multifamily Sites / Senior Sites ● HCV ● Multifamily Sites ● Mainstream ● Other ● Shelter Plus Care ●

Englewood Housing Authority

Englewood, New Jersey · NJ055

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

Florence Housing Authority

Florence, New Jersey · NJ038

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Fort Lee Housing Authority

Fort Lee, New Jersey · NJ071

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Franklin Township Housing Authority

Somerset, New Jersey · NJ042

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Freehold Housing Authority

Freehold, New Jersey · NJ069

HCV ● PBV ● Mainstream ● Public Housing ● Other (Supportive Housing) ●

Garfield Housing Authority

Garfield, New Jersey · NJ034

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Guttenberg Housing Authority

Guttenberg, New Jersey · NJ036

Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ●

Harrison Housing Authority

Harrison, New Jersey · NJ016

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Hightstown Housing Authority

Hightstown, New Jersey · NJ045

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority City of Linden

Linden, New Jersey · NJ066

202 PRAC-Elderly Only ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority and Urban Redevelopment Age

Atlantic City, New Jersey · NJ014

RAD ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● Other ● PBV ● NED (Non-Elderly Disabled Voucher) ● HCV ● Hope VI Housing ●

Housing Authority of the Borough of Lodi

Lodi, New Jersey · NJ011

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Housing Authority of the Borough of Red Bank

Red Bank, New Jersey · NJ046

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Housing Authority of the City of Passaic

Passaic, New Jersey · NJ013

PBV ● Other Senior Housing ● HCV ● Other ● Other - Passaic Senior Housing LLC ● Other - Vreeland Village/Chestnut Gardens ● Public Housing ●

Long Branch Housing Authority

Long Branch, New Jersey · NJ008

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Manville Housing Authority

Manville, New Jersey · NJ112

PBV ● Public Housing ● Mainstream ● HCV ● RAD ●

Middlesex County

New Brunswick, New Jersey · NJ114

Senior 62+ / Disabled ● Senior 62 & Over / Disabled Programs ● RAD ● Senior Housing / Disabled Programs ● PBV ● Senior Housing (62 and over or disabled) ● HCV ● Mainstream ● Senior Housing (Site-Based) ● Senior 62+/Disabled Programs ● Senior Housing ● Public Housing ● Other (Senior Housing (Age 62+/Disabled)) ● Senior Housing (Age 62+)/Disabled ● Other ●

Monmouth County PHA

Freehold, New Jersey · NJ095

Mainstream ● Public Housing ● HOME ● HOPWA ● Continuum of Care ● RAD ● HCV ● PBV ● Other ● HOME Vouchers ● Family Self-Sufficiency Program ● Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) ● Continuum of Care Vouchers ●

New Brunswick Housing Authority

New Brunswick, New Jersey · NJ022

HCV ● Senior 62 & Over / Disabled Programs ● Senior 62 & Over ● Public Housing ● Senior Housing ● RAD ●

Ocean City Housing Authority

Ocean City, New Jersey · NJ053

Public Housing ● PBV ● RAD ● HCV ●

Old Bridge Housing Authority

Old Bridge, New Jersey · NJ110

HCV ●

Passaic County Public Housing Agency

Wayne, New Jersey · NJ090

Affordable Housing ● Other (Affordable Senior and Veteran Apartments) ● Other (Affordable Housing for Seniors & Veterans) ● HCV ● PBV ● RAD ● Affordable Housing (Seniors & Veterans) ● Affordable Housing Project ● Other (For-Sale Units at Reservoir Pointe) ● Public Housing ● Other ● Senior/Veteran Affordable Housing ● Other (Reservoir Pointe for-sale units) ● Mainstream ● Other (The Liberty at Pompton Lakes) ●

Perth Amboy Housing Authority

Perth Amboy, New Jersey · NJ006

PBV ● RAD ● Public Housing ● HCV ●

Phillipsburg Housing Authority

Phillipsburg, New Jersey · NJ024

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Pleasantville Housing Authority

Pleasantville, New Jersey · NJ059

Public Housing ● HCV ●

Princeton Housing Authority

Princeton, New Jersey · NJ027

PBV ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Tax Credit ● Tax Credit (Karin Court) ●

Rahway Housing Authority

Rahway, New Jersey · NJ032

HCV ● Senior/Disabled Housing ● Public Housing ●

Somerville Housing Authority

Somerville, New Jersey · NJ097

Mainstream ● Consolidated Rental Waitlist ● PBV ● Inclusionary Housing ● Public Housing ● HCV ● RAD ● Other ●

State of Nj Department of Community Affairs

Trenton, New Jersey · NJ912

State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP) ● Other ● SRAP ● State Rental Assistance Program ● Public Housing ● HCV ● Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) ●

Trenton Housing Authority

Trenton, New Jersey · NJ005

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Union County Housing Authority

Elizabeth, New Jersey · NJ113

PBV ● Mainstream ● Other ● RAD ● Other (Disabled/Specific Needs Housing) ● HCV ● Public Housing ●

Union Township Housing Authority

Union, New Jersey · NJ109

HCV ● Public Housing ●

West Orange Housing Authority

West Orange, New Jersey · NJ108

PBV ● Mainstream ● HCV ● Public Housing ● RAD ●

Wildwood Housing Authority

Wildwood, New Jersey · NJ080

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Bayonne Housing Authority

Bayonne, New Jersey · NJ012

HCV ● Public Housing ●

Also Check Nearby States

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