Chicago Housing Authority
Waiting Lists
Learn more about Chicago Housing Authority.
- Chicago Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher is open.
- General Public Housing is open.
- Lake Parc Place Family Public Housing is open.
- Chicago Housing Authority Senior / Disabled Public Housing is open.
- Disaster Victims Project-Based is open.
- Chicago, Illinois Section 8 Voucher is closed.
Open: Chicago Housing Authority Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list is currently open, from December 12, 2018 at 9:00 am CT, until further notice.
To apply, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the CHA website here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (312) 742-8500.
IMPORTANT: This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Open: General Public Housing
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) General Public Housing waiting list is currently open, from December 12, 2018 at 9:00 am CT, until further notice.
To apply, complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received.
Income limit information can be found here.
For more information, visit the CHA Public Housing page here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (312) 742-8500.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Open: Lake Parc Place Family Public Housing
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Family Public Housing waiting list for apartments at Lake Parc Place is currently open, since at least December 11, 2018, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply:
- Complete the online application.
- Visit Lake Parc Place, located at 3983 S. Lake Park, Chicago, IL 60653, to complete an online application.
Income limit information can be found here.
For more information, visit the CHA Public Housing page here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (312) 742-8500.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Open: Chicago Housing Authority Senior / Disabled Public Housing
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Senior Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least December 11, 2018, until further notice. Waiting lists for a specific community or bedroom size may be closed.
To apply, complete the online application.
Income limit information can be found here.
For more information, visit the CHA Public Housing page here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (312) 742-8500.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Open: Disaster Victims Project-Based
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Disaster Victims waiting list is currently open, since at least December 11, 2018, until further notice.
To apply, complete the online application.
For more information, visit the CHA website here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (312) 742-8500.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
Closed: Chicago, Illinois Section 8 Voucher
The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) Section 8 waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one month in October 2014; and before that in 2010. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were added to the waiting list by random lottery.
More than 280,000 people applied in 2014, up from the 203,000 people who applied in 2010.
Applicants were sent a letter by mail after April 2015 to notify them if they were placed on the waiting list or not.
The CHA estimates the wait time for those selected to be between 1 and 5 years.
For more information, visit the CHA Housing Choice Voucher Program page here.
Last Updated on 02/23/2024.
About Chicago Housing Authority
60 East Van Buren Street, Chicago, IL | Visit Website | (312) 742-8500
Chicago Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 76,679 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
In addition, Chicago Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:
- Moving to Work
- Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Chicago Housing Authority is located in Chicago, IL.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
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