Boise City Housing Authority

Closed: Boise City and Ada County, Idaho Section 8 Voucher

The Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority (BCACHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications on a limited basis from May 28, 2024 until June 27, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the BCACHA, "Due to limited funding availability, the BCACHA will only be opening the waiting list to applicants that meet the following local preferences. Applicants must meet all of the qualifications in order to be eligible for the lottery.

• Head of Household must be over 18 years of age; AND
• Must be low-income (50% or below Area Median Income); AND
• Must qualify for the Idaho residency preference (a family qualifies if the family lives, works, or has been hired to work within the state of Idaho); AND
• Must meet at least one of the following definitions:
  • Head of household, co-head or spouse are age 62 or older; or
  • Head of household, co-head or spouse is disabled; or
  • Families with children under the age of 18

The maximum income limit for each household size were as followed:

• 1 Person- $34,300 | 5 Person-$52,950
• 2 Person- $39,200 | 6 Person-$56,850
• 3 Person- $44,100 | 7 Person-$60,750
• 4 Person- $49,000 | 8 Person-$64,700

The waiting list had the following preferences:

• Idaho residents
• Elderly
• Disabled
• Families with children

2,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

For more information, visit the BCACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCACHA public notice on May 14, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Boise City and Ada County, Idaho.

Last Updated on 06/27/2024.

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Closed: Boise City Low Rent Public Housing

The Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities (BCACHA) last accepted Low Rent Public Housing waiting list applications in Boise City from February 28, 2024, until March 21, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: "The BC-LRPH and Section 8 New Construction properties house families in three high-rise buildings where the head, spouse or co-head is 62 years of age, or older, and/or is a person with a disability.  Capitol Plaza and Franklin Plaza consist of studio apartments (357 sf), one bedroom (472 sf) and two bedroom apartments (717 sf); Shoreline Plaza has one bedroom apartments (600 sf)."

This waiting list was for the following properties:

• Capital Plaza
• Franklin Plaza 

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application that was available on the BCACHA website.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BCACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCACHA public notice on February 12, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Boise, Idaho. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 03/21/2024.

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Closed: Ada County Low Rent Public Housing

The Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities (BCACHA) last accepted Low Rent Public Housing waiting list applications in Ada County from February 28, 2024, until March 21, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: "The AC-LRPH are five duplexes with two- and three-bedroom units scattered within Boise."

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application that was available on the BCACHA website.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BCACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCACHA public notice on February 12, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Boise, Idaho. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Last Updated on 03/21/2024.

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Closed: Section 8 New Construction Project-Based

The Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities (BCACHA) last accepted Section 8 New Construction waiting list applications in Boise City/Ada County from February 28, 2024, until March 21, 2024. This was the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in March, 2019. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: "The BC-LRPH and Section 8 New Construction properties house families in three high-rise buildings where the head, spouse or co-head is 62 years of age, or older, and/or is a person with a disability.  Capitol Plaza and Franklin Plaza consist of studio apartments (357 sf), one bedroom (472 sf) and two bedroom apartments (717 sf); Shoreline Plaza has one bedroom apartments (600 sf)."

This waiting list was for the following property:

• Shoreline Plaza

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application that was available on the BCACHA website.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the BCACHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the BCACHA public notice on February 12, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Boise City and Ada County, Idaho .

Last Updated on 03/21/2024.

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