Waukegan Housing Authority

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Closed: Waukegan, Illinois General Section 8 Voucher

The Waukegan Housing Authority (WHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from April 10, 2019, until April 17, 2019. 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.

This waiting list had the following preferences: Live or work in the city of Waukegan, working/employed, veterans and homeless.  

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Waukegan, Illinois Mainstream Voucher

The Waukegan Housing Authority (WHA) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from September 10, 2019, until January 15, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Please note: According to the WHA, "In order to qualify for the MVP program, your household MUST include a non-elderly (age 18 - 61) person with a disability who is:

  • Transitioning out of institutional or other segregated setting, or
  • At serious risk of institutionalization, or
  • Homeless, or
  • At risk of becoming homeless."

To apply during the opening time, applicants were required to complete the online application. 

    According to the WHA, "Applicants are reminded that no applications will be accepted at any of the Waukegan Housing Authority offices."

    Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

    For more information, visit the WHA website.

    Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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    About Waukegan Housing Authority

    215 South Martin Luther King Junior Avenue, Waukegan, IL | Visit Website | (847) 244-8500

    Waukegan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,347 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

    In addition, Waukegan Housing Authority offers other programs for eligible households, including:

    • Family Self-Sufficiency
    • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
    • Mainstream Voucher
    • Family Unification Program (FUP)

    Housing Authority Jurisdiction

    Low-income housing managed by Waukegan Housing Authority is located in Waukegan, IL.

    Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.