Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority

Open: Manchester, New Hampshire Section 8 Voucher

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from the earliest confirmed date of June 28, 2018, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application available here.
2. Print the application available online.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Veteran Preference (which includes certain law enforcement officers and firefights/veterans/families)
  • Shall be given to a household member who currently serves in the Armed Forces of the United States or has been discharged with an honorable discharge or a discharge based on a service- related injury, illness or disability.
  • The Service Preference applies to a law enforcement officer or a firefighter if the officer/firefighter suffered 100% disability due to a service-related injury.
  • The Veteran and Service Preferences shall be extended to a spouse with dependent child(ren) of the serviceman killed in a war/conflict, or to a spouse with dependent child(ren) of a law enforcement officer or a firefighter killed in service to the community. The spouse with dependent child(ren) must be eligible as a family at the time of application and must have been dependent on the serviceman/law enforcement officer/firefighter at the time of the death.
• Residency Preference
  • Applies to applicant families living, working or who have been notified that they are to work in Manchester. This preference also applies to applicants who are aged 62 or older, or who are a person with a disability and who have a son, daughter or parent living in Manchester. This preference also applies to applicants who at one time lived in Manchester and can provide documentation of the same.
• Displaced Family Due To Government Action Preference
  • Shall be given to families who are currently residing in a unit that is slated for acquisition through a government action.
• Homeless Due to Disaster Preference
  • Shall be given to a family not currently receiving assistance if the homelessness is a direct result of a disaster (not intentionally caused by the family and does not result in a conviction) which renders the family’s residence uninhabitable. This preference shall give qualifying families priority over all other families, however. Families must be living in temporary housing in order to qualify for this preference.
  • “Disaster” shall include but not be limited to fire, explosion, flood, earthquake or Other natural disaster or condemnation by the City or other authorized entity and must render the resident uninhabitable. In the event repairs are feasible but cannot or will not be made within ninety (90) days of if information regarding time to repair cannot be obtained through the landlord, the unit will be considered uninhabitable.
  • MHRA staff will work with other agencies providing emergency assistance in order to meet with these families, assist them in completing applications and expedite the internal review process of all applications. MHRA acknowledges the strong possibility that relevant documents may be damaged or destroyed in the disaster; staff will proceed accordingly with the verification process.
  • This preference only applies to those families who have resided in residences within the physical boundaries of Manchester, New Hampshire that have been destroyed by disaster as defined about.
• Displaced Due to Federally Declared Disasters Preference
  • Shall be given to families who are Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher holders or Public Housing residents in another jurisdiction who, due to a federally declared disaster, have been displaced from their housing unit and have relocated, or wish to relocate, to the Manchester, New Hampshire area. This preference shall give qualifying families first priority over other waiting list placeholders
• Any family that has been terminated from MHRA’s HCV program due to insufficient program funding and then assist families that qualify for the VAWA preference.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022 and updated on April 26, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (603) 624-2100.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Tarrytown Road Apartments, 1-Bedroom, Elderly 55+ Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Elderly 55+ Project Based Voucher program waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom Apartments at Tarrytown Road Apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of April 11, 2024, until further notice.

Please note: "In order to be considered for this property, Recommend and/or requires application/placement on the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List as well."

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

1. Returned to the MHRA main office Drop Box, located at a temporary location until further notice located at 89 Pine Street, Manchester, NH 03103.
2. Mailed to the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 198 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03104-6125. Attn: Intake Department.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA online application on April 11, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 603-624-2100.

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 04/12/2024.

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Open: Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority Public Housing

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for Studio-5 Bedroom Apartments from the earliest confirmed date of June 19, 2015, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application available on the MHRA .
2. Print the paper application available on the MHRA.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Currently live or work in the City of Manchester.
• Veteran
• Have been displaced by a disaster declared by the federal government.
• Homeless due to a disaster (such as a fire, etc.).
• Displaced by government action.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022 and updated on April 11, 2024.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (603) 624-2100.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/11/2024.

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Open: Accessible Units, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Accessible Public Housing waiting list applications for 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Apartments from the earliest confirmed date of April, 11, 2024, until further notice.

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application available on the MHRA .
2. Print the paper application available on the MHRA.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Currently live or work in the City of Manchester.
• Veteran
• Have been displaced by a disaster declared by the federal government.
• Homeless due to a disaster (such as a fire, etc.).
• Displaced by government action.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA application page on  April 11, 2024.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (603) 624-2100.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 04/11/2024.

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Open: Supportive Services, 1-Bedroom, Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Project-Based

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Supportive Services Low-Income Housing Tax Credit waiting list applications for 1-Bedroom apartments from the earliest confirmed date of May 19, 2022, until further notice.

Please note: According to the MHRA, applicants "Must meet all criteria

1. Elderly or disabled
2. Homeless or at-risk of homelessness
3. In need of assistance with a minimum of 2 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (i.e. meals, housekeeping, laundry, coordination of transportation)
4. A Household with members under the age of 18 are ineligible"

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application available here.
2. Print the application available online.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA on May 19, 2022 and updated on April 11, 2024.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (603) 624-2100.

Last Updated on 04/11/2024.

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Open: Upland Heights, LIHTC Project-Based

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Low Income Housing Tax Credit program waiting list applications for Upland Heights apartments from July 5, 2023, until further notice.

Please note: "In order to be considered for this property, your household must also apply to the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program through MHRA." 

There are four ways to apply during the opening period:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.
3. Pick up an application in person at The MHRA main office, located at 198 Hanover St, from 9:00 am, until 4:00 pm ET.
4. Call the MHRA main office at (603) 624-2100 to have an application mailed.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be: Returned to the MHRA main office, address mentioned above.

The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:

• 1 Person $37,050 | 5 Persons $57,150
• 2 Persons $42,350 | 6 Persons $61,400
• 3 Persons $47,350 
• 4 Persons $52,900 

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA website on June 30, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Upland Heights, New Hampshire.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 603-624-2100.

Last Updated on 08/02/2023.

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Open: Cedar Chestnut Apartments, LIHTC Project-Based

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Low Income Housing Tax Credit program waiting list applications for 2-Bedroom Apartments at Cedar Chestnut Apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of April 11, 2024, until further notice.

Please note: "In order to be considered for this property, Recommend and/or requires application/placement on the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List as well."

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

1. Returned to the MHRA main office Drop Box, located at a temporary location until further notice located at 89 Pine Street, Manchester, NH 03103.
2. Mailed to the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 198 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03104-6125. Attn: Intake Department.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA online application on April 11, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Upland Heights, New Hampshire.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 603-624-2100.

Last Updated on 04/11/2024.

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Open: Veteran Family Housing, 3-Bedroom Project-Based

The Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority (MHRA) is accepting Veteran Family Housing waiting list applications for 3-Bedroom Apartments from the earliest confirmed open date of April 11, 2024, until further notice.

Please note: "Household Head, Co-Head, or Spouse must be a Veteran."

There are two ways to apply while the waitlist is open:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.

Once the paper application is completed, it must be either:

1. Returned to the MHRA main office Drop Box, located at a temporary location until further notice located at 89 Pine Street, Manchester, NH 03103.
2. Mailed to the Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority, 198 Hanover Street, Manchester, NH 03104-6125. Attn: Intake Department.

This waiting list has the following preference: Veteran

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the MHRA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the MHRA online application on April 11, 2024.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other Project Based rental assistance in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via 603-624-2100.

Last Updated on 04/12/2024.

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