Chester Housing Authority

Open: Chester Housing Authority Section 8 Voucher

The Chester Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. It opened in August 2014. This waiting list is open indefinitely. 

There are two ways to apply:

1. Visit the HACC to pick up an application, located at 2678 Dawson Dr., Building 100, Chester, SC 29706, between the hours of 8:30 am until 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

2. Download the application here, then print and complete.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered on Tuesdays, between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.

Be sure to include these documents with your application: social security cards, birth certificates, social security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, and documented proof if claiming a preference.

The HACC does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed at least 20 hours a week, elderly, disabled, displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster.

More information can be found by visiting the HACC website at http://chesterha-sc.org/, or by calling 803-581-6981, between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (803)581-6981.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Chester Housing Authority Public Housing

The Housing Authority of the City of Chester (HACC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACC offers one Public Housing community with 112 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the HACC to pick up an application, located at 2678 Dawson Dr., Building 100, Chester, SC 29706, between the hours of 8:30 am until 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered on Tuesdays, between the hours of 10:00 am and 4:00 pm.Be sure to include these documents with your application: social security cards, birth certificates, social security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, and documented proof if claiming a preference.The HACC does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed at least 20 hours a week, elderly, disabled, displaced by government action, displaced by a natural disaster.More information can be found by visiting the HACC website at http://chesterha-sc.org/, or by calling 803-581-6981 between the hours of 8:30 am and 5:00 pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (803)581-6981.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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