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Abilene Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Abilene Housing Authority.

Open: Multi-County, Texas Section 8 Voucher

The Abilene Housing Authority (AHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.

To apply:, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: Elderly, disabled.

For more information, visit the AHA website, or call the office at (325) 676-6385.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (325) 676-6385.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Open: Abilene Housing Authority Public Housing

The Abilene Housing Authority (AHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least June, 2017, until further notice.

Please note: The AHA Public Housing program offers 1, 2, 3, and 4-Bedroom units.

To apply, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences: 

  • Age 62 or over
  • Disabled (Disclosure of a disability is optional, but it is necessary to receive a Disabled Preference.)
  • MFP Program Preference - For individuals exiting institutions (hospital, nursing home, intermediate care facilities, and in limited cases psychiatric facilities)
  • Displaced by Disaster
  • Non-Elderly Disabled - For applicants with any family member that is disabled, age 18-61, that are in one of the following groups: 1. Transitioning out of institutional and other segregated settings, 2. At serious risk of institutionalization, 3. Homeless. 4. Or at risk of becoming homeless. (For more information click here.)

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

As of June 2017, the approximate wait by bedroom size: "1 bedroom 24-36 months; 2 bedroom 24-36 months; 3 & 4 bedroom 12-24 months."

For more information, visit the AHA website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (325) 676-6385 or by mail to Abilene Housing Authority, 1149 ES 11th Street, Abilene, TX 79602.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Abilene Housing Authority

534 Cypress Street, Abilene, TX | Visit Website | (325) 676-6385

Abilene Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,839 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

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

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH)
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Mainstream Voucher
  • Section 8 HCV Money Follows the Person (MFP)
  • Public Housing Money Follows the Person (MFP)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Abilene Housing Authority is located in:

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