Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Rentals in or near New Bedford, Massachusetts

Section 8 and HUD-Assisted Properties

We list 28 Section 8 or HUD-assisted properties in or near New Bedford, Massachusetts. A listing isn't a current vacancy or a house for rent, and our data doesn't show whether a property accepts vouchers. Ask each property whether it has openings, how to apply, and whether it accepts vouchers. Your share of the rent usually depends on your income. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

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Academy The

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 85

Address :

102 SOUTH MAIN ST,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 73
  • 2 Bedroom: 6
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Academy Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cbuonopane@corcoranmgmt.com
  • Phone: 781-849-0011

Crossroads The

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 200

Address :

500 CROSSROADS DR,
North Dartmouth, MA 02747.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 48
  • 2 Bedroom: 142
  • 3 Bedroom: 10
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Dartmouth Crossroads Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jletton@claremontcorp.com
  • Phone: 508-279-4300

Car Barn The

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 114

Address :

1959 PURCHASE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 83
  • 2 Bedroom: 31
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Car Barn Associates, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: epatoucheas@claremontcorp.org
  • Phone: 508-279-4300

Taber Mill Apts

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 150

Address :

217 DEANE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02746.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 120
  • 2 Bedroom: 30
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Taber Mill Company LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: esubatis@bostonland.com
  • Phone: 781-314-9103

Munroe Terrace/Dartmouth Ha

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 80

Address :

1 ANDERSON WAY,
Dartmouth, MA 02714.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 80
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Dartmouth Housing Authority
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dhaconnie@comcast.net
  • Phone: 1-617-573-1221

Solemar Ii

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 123

Address :

1 - 24 A Sun and Sea Drive,
South Dartmouth, MA 02748.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 83
  • 2 Bedroom: 40
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • SOLEMAR II ASSOCIATES
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: epatoucheas@claremontcorp.com
  • Phone: 5082794300

Tecumseh Mill

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 124

Address :

164 HARTWELL ST,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 114
  • 2 Bedroom: 4
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Tecumseh Holdings LLC
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: servicerequests@allcitymanagement.com
  • Phone: 617-738-4980 x 728

St Mathieu's Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 30

Address :

221 WELLINGTON ST,
Fall River, MA 02720.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 28
  • 2 Bedroom: 2
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • St Mathieus Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cfagan-nebel@comcast.net
  • Phone: (508)676-1059

Woods At Wareham

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 78

Address :

36 SWIFTS BEACH RD,
Wareham, MA 02571.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 55
  • 3 Bedroom: 8
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Riverview Village Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: carlen@norwich-corp.com
  • Phone: 781-762-4800

Fall River Residence

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 4

Address :

591 Montgomery Street,
Fall River, MA 02720.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 4
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Property Innovations, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: MStirk@PEOPLEINC-FR.ORG
  • Phone: 508-679-5233

St Dominic's Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 18

Address :

818 Middle Street,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 18
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • St. Dominic's Apartments, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: stdomapts@comcast.net
  • Phone: 508-997-0130

Casey-Miller Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 48

Address :

2062 Phillips Road,
New Bedford, MA 02745.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 48
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • West End Associates, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: diannhaynes@aol.com
  • Phone: 5089915715

Carriage House At Acushnet

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 34

Address :

1661 Purchase Street,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 14
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Carriage House at Acushnet Heights INC
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dtaveres@tcbinc.org
  • Phone: 857-221-8635

Bedford Towers

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 156

Address :

231 MIDDLE STREET,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 83
  • 2 Bedroom: 51
  • 3 Bedroom: 22
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Kempton New Bedford Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jsullivan@peabodyproperties.com
  • Phone: 781.794.1000

Borden Street Housing

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 260

Address :

111 BORDEN ST,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 229
  • 2 Bedroom: 31
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Borden Street Associates LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cholt@peabodyproperties.com
  • Phone: 781.794.1000

Bayberry Housing

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 184

Address :

153 OAKDALE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 108
  • 2 Bedroom: 76
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Bayberry at New Bedford Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: JLetton@Claremontcorp.com
  • Phone: 508-279-4300

Lafayette Place

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 125

Address :

20 LAFAYETTE DR,
Fall River, MA 02723.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 19
  • 1 Bedroom: 55
  • 2 Bedroom: 48
  • 3 Bedroom: 3
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Lafayette Place L.P.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: apulsifer@firstresourcecompanies.com
  • Phone: 781 659-0025

Fairhaven Village

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 169

Address :

330 MAIN ST,
Fairhaven, MA 02719.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 111
  • 2 Bedroom: 58
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • FAIRHAVEN VILLAGE ASSOCIATES
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: jsullivan@peabodyproperties.com
  • Phone: (781)794-1000

Bay Village Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 100

Address :

2000 BAY ST,
Fall River, MA 02724.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 22
  • 2 Bedroom: 54
  • 3 Bedroom: 24
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Fall River Bay Village limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sclark@firstrealtymgt.com
  • Phone: 617-423-7000

Dawson Building

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 32

Address :

1851 PURCHASE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 29
  • 2 Bedroom: 3
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Linden Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Nebel3@comcast.net
  • Phone: 508-676-1059

Melville Towers

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 319

Address :

850 PLEASANT ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 280
  • 2 Bedroom: 39
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Melville Towers Limited Partnership
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: kbernhard@peabodyproperties.com
  • Phone: 781-794-1000

Olympia Towers

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 89

Address :

693 PURCHASE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 63
  • 2 Bedroom: 26
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Olympia Towers Co.
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: skelly@bostonland.com
  • Phone: 781-314-9103

Interchurch Elderly Housing

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 44

Address :

790 BROCK AVE,
New Bedford, MA 02744.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 16
  • 1 Bedroom: 28
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Young House Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lesley.mccular@redwoodhousing.com
  • Phone: 512-717-3938

Hudner Building

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 39

Address :

145 OLD SECOND ST,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 34
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Hudner Associates LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: nebel3@comcast.net
  • Phone: 508-676-1059

Mechanics Sq Partnership

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 25

Address :

39 N SIXTH ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 5
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Mechanics Square Partnership c/o Lee Vulgaris
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: lvulgaris@comcast.net
  • Phone: 508-995-1741

Ships' Cove Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 162

Address :

130 CANAL ST,
Fall River, MA 02721.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 99
  • 2 Bedroom: 63
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Ships Cove Preservation Partners LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: fmitchell@nhpfoundation.org
  • Phone: 646-336-4949

Harborview Towers

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 88

Address :

280 ACUSHNET AVE,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 1
  • 1 Bedroom: 32
  • 2 Bedroom: 49
  • 3 Bedroom: 6
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • Harborview Towers, Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mthomas@onyllc.com
  • Phone: (646)502-7200

King Village

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Assisted Units: 68

Address :

276 COTTAGE ST,
New Bedford, MA 02740.
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Assisted Units by Size :

  • Studio: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 60
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Owner Name :

  • PF King Village LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: chaikel@pfholdingsllc.com
  • Phone: 7189254111

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides housing assistance, in the form of Section 8 vouchers, to low-income families. The Section 8 vouchers are used to help the family pay for housing. Local public housing agencies (PHA) administer vouchers based on household income and family size and recipients are free to choose any housing that meets program requirements.

How does one qualify for Section 8?

To be eligible for a Housing Choice Voucher in New Bedford, Massachusetts, you must:

1. Meet HUD's income limits. In general, your family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area where you choose to live. Some low-income families, up to 80% of the area median, may qualify in limited cases.

2. Be in need of decent, safe, and/or sanitary housing.

3. Meet the documentation requirements of citizenship or eligible immigration status. Undocumented immigrants are not eligible for Section 8 housing voucher assistance.

4. Anyone evicted from public housing for drug-related criminal activity is ineligible for assistance for at least 3 years from the date of the eviction.

5. Other factors: Local housing authorities may consider additional factors such as family size, disability status, and the local demand for housing vouchers when determining eligibility.

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Housing Choice Voucher program is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in New Bedford, Massachusetts can help you find and afford low-income housing.

2. Determine if you are eligible.

Applicant eligibility is based on both the family size and the total annual gross income. In general, the income may not exceed 50 percent of the median income for your area in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

Section 8 is only available to US citizens and certain categories of legal immigration status. The public housing agency(PHA) in New Bedford, Massachusetts will help determine if you are eligible for Section 8 Housing.

Unless HUD approves a lower share, at least 75% of the families a Public Housing Agency (PHA) admits each year must be extremely low-income. That generally means income at or below the greater of 30% of the area median or the federal poverty level.

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in New Bedford, Massachusetts are free. They may be available online, by mail or at the Bristol County housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

During the application process, the PHA will collect information on:

  • Family Income
  • Total Assets
  • Family Size

The Public Housing Authority will do income verification and identity verification to check your eligibility. They will verify this information with other local agencies, your employer and your bank, and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in New Bedford, Massachusetts

If the Housing Authority determines that your family is eligible, you will be put on a waiting list, unless it is able to assist you immediately. Once your name is reached on the waiting list, the PHA will contact you and issue to you a payment voucher.

PHAs set their own preferences. For example, a PHA may give a preference to a family who is

  • 1. Homeless or living in substandard housing
  • 2. Paying more than 50% of its income for rent
  • 3. Involuntarily displaced.

If demand is high, some PHAs use a random lottery to choose applications, and many close their waiting lists. The PHA must give a reason for a rejection, and an applicant can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in New Bedford, Massachusetts

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program allows you to pick an eligible house or apartment that accepts Section 8, based on your family size. Tenants typically pay about 30 percent of their adjusted monthly income toward rent. When a family first moves in, its share can't be more than 40 percent of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the local payment standard.

Once you find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers, it must pass a physical inspection. The housing voucher payment goes directly to the landlord.

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

1. What is section 8 housing?

The housing choice voucher program is the federal government's program for assisting very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled to afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

The participant is free to choose any housing that meets the requirements of the program and is not limited to units located in subsidized housing projects.

2. What is a housing voucher?

A housing choice voucher is provided by the federal government's major program to help very low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing in the private market.

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

It depends on your housing agency's payment standard, which is usually set between 90% and 110% of HUD's Fair Market Rent for your area. You typically pay about 30% of your adjusted monthly income. When you first move in, your share can't be more than 40% of adjusted monthly income if the rent is above the payment standard.

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD defines income to include:

  • The full amount, before any payroll deductions, of wages and salaries, overtime pay, commissions, fees, tips and bonuses, and other compensation for personal services;
  • The net income from the operation of a business or profession.
  • Under HUD's 2023 income and asset rule, IRS-recognized retirement accounts such as a 401(k) generally do not count as assets, but payments you receive from them may count as income. Ask your housing agency how it applies this rule.

5. How to get Section 8 immediately?

Due to limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units, there is no guaranteed way to receive Section 8 immediately. The application process can be long and time consuming.

6. How long does it take to get a Section 8 voucher after the interview?

When a PHA in New Bedford, Massachusetts issues a voucher, it gives the assisted family at least 60 days to obtain housing. A PHA can extend the time it allots to a family based on various factors.