It can take up to a few months to process the application, but once it is processed, housing authorities will either confirm waiting list placement or rejection by mail or by asking the applicant to log into an online portal.

After the housing office processes the application, individuals and families will either be rejected or placed on a waiting list. Even if applicants are eligible, applications can be rejected because of high demand or because they weren’t chosen

Unfortunately, many waiting lists can be years long, given general lack of funding in relation to the increased demand for affordable housing. In many localities, the PHA waiting lists for Section 8 vouchers may be thousands of households long, w