Winnebago County Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Other Communities Project-Based is open.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin Section 8 Voucher is closed.
Waite Rug Place 1 and 2-Bedroom Project-Based Voucher and Public Housing is closed.

Learn more about Winnebago County Housing Authority.

Open: Other Communities Project-Based

The Oshkosh/Winnebago County Housing Authority (OWCHA) waiting list for other communities is currently open, until further notice.

To apply, complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

For more information, visit the OWCHA 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 9204241450.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Winnebago County, Wisconsin Section 8 Voucher

The Oshkosh/Winnebago County Housing Authority (O/WCHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open from March until August, 2019; and before that in September, 2017. 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: Disabled, Victims of Hate Crimes, Victims of Domestic Violence, Live or Work Locally, Veterans, Displaced by Government Action, Displaced by Natural Disaster, Families or Persons in need of an accessible unit.

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

For more information, visit the O/WCHA Housing Choice Voucher page, or the O/WCHA website.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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Closed: Waite Rug Place 1 and 2-Bedroom Project-Based Voucher and Public Housing

The Oshkosh/Winnebago County Housing Authority (OWCHA) waiting list for Waite Rug Place is currently closed. Applications for 1-Bedroom Public Housing and 1 and 2-Bedroom Section 8 Project-Based Voucher units were last accepted until August 1, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. CT.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.

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

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

For more information, visit the OWCHA website.

Last Updated on 02/23/2024.

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About Winnebago County Housing Authority

600 Merritt Avenue, Oshkosh, WI | Visit Website | (920) 424-1450

Winnebago County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 522 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

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

Family Self-Sufficiency
Homeownership

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Winnebago County Housing Authority is located in Winnebago County, WI.

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