Section 8 House For Rent in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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 Housing Choice in Portsmouth, New Hampshire you must:

1. Have low or very low income based on annual gross income; the family's income may not exceed 50% of the median income for the county or metropolitan area in which the family chooses to live.

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

3. The applicant must 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 are 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.

If you're on the hunt for a 2-bedroom, 3-bedroom, 4-bedroom house for rent in Charlotte, NC, Section 8 properties may be worth considering.

Section 8 Apartments

We have located 25 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.

Cocheco Park

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Features :

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

Address :

40 Chestnut St,
Dover, NH 03820.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 78
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Cocheco Park Preservation Associates Limited Partn
  • Limited Dividend

Owner Contact:

  • Email: mbryant@poahcommunities.com
  • Phone: 617-261-9898

Keefe House

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 58

Address :

20 Islington St,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 5
  • 1 Bedroom: 46
  • 2 Bedroom: 7
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $977.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • DeSaulnier Steele LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: art@eastpointinvestments.com
  • Phone: (603) 836-5680

Great Bay Residential Facility Ii

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(603) 431-1668

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 12

Address :

413 Lafayette Rd,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 12
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $977.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Friends of Lafayette House
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: Lisa@FRIENDSOFLAFAYETTEHOUSE.ORG
  • Phone: 603-427-8941

Bagdad Wood

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 40

Address :

38 Madbury Rd,
Durham, NH 03824.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 36
  • 2 Bedroom: 4
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • BW2 LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ctaylor@hinec.org
  • Phone: 2077748812

Church Hill Apartments

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

CHURCH HILL RD,
Durham, NH 03824.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $977.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Durham Housing Association, Inc.
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: tbmadson@aol.com
  • Phone: (603) 641-2163

Dearborn House

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 54

Address :

7 Dearborn Ave,
Hampton, NH 03842.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 48
  • 2 Bedroom: 6
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Dearborn House Associates, LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: clement.madden@jcmmanagement.com
  • Phone: (603) 668-5155

Betty's Dream

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

75 Longmeadow Ln,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Betty's Dream Limited Partnership
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: sarah_miller@nh-pha.com
  • Phone: (603) 436-9357

Parkview Terrace

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 20

Address :

PARKVIEW TERRACE,
Somersworth, NH 03878.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 20
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Jeffrey F. Francoeur, Jr./DBA Francoeur Realty
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: karrie@wrightmanagement.net
  • Phone: (603) 692-6450

Whispering Pines

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 20

Address :

70 Pleasant St,
Epping, NH 03042.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 5
  • 1 Bedroom: 15
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $977.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Southern NH Elderly Housing, Inc.
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: bill@snhs.org
  • Phone: (603) 668-8010

Wamesit Place

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

175 Greenleaf Ave,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 7
  • 2 Bedroom: 27
  • 3 Bedroom: 16
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,871.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Wamesit Place Family Housing Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: craigwelch@nh-pha.com
  • Phone: (603) 436-4310

Smokey Hollow Commons

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 16

Address :

225 Main St,
Somersworth, NH 03878.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 0
  • 2 Bedroom: 12
  • 3 Bedroom: 4
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,871.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Coolidge & Cullinane Apartments Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: rcullinane1964@gmail.com
  • Phone: (603) 692-4282

Rutland Manor

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 50

Address :

1 Abbey Ln,
Dover, NH 03820.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 8
  • 2 Bedroom: 18
  • 3 Bedroom: 24
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $1,871.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Rutland Manor Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: epearson@equivise.com
  • Phone: 603-888-6100

Queensbury Mill

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

1 Market St,
Somersworth, NH 03878.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • QUEENSBURY MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dievans@somersworthhousing.org
  • Phone: (603) 692-2864

Ross Colony Court Ii

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 24

Address :

93 Winnacunnet Rd,
Hampton, NH 03842.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Ross Colony Community Inc
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: rcchousing93@gmail.com
  • Phone: 6039265890

Newmarket House

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 27

Address :

9 Granite St,
Newmarket, NH 03857.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 3
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Sussex Group
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: art@eastpointinvestments.com
  • Phone: 603-836-5680

Preservation Park

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 26

Address :

185 Main St,
Somersworth, NH 03878.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 26
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Coolidge & Cullinane Apartments Associates
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: ahoude@coolidgelawfirm.net
  • Phone: (603) 692-4282

Portsmouth Apartments

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Features :

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

Address :

263 Rockland St,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 6
  • 1 Bedroom: 42
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $977.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Fall Line Properties LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: pauleberton@gmail.com
  • Phone: 6034981433

Covered Bridge Manor

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Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 26

Address :

280 County Farm Rd,
Dover, NH 03820.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 0
  • 1 Bedroom: 26
  • 2 Bedroom: 0
  • 3 Bedroom: 0
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Covered Bridge Affordable Housing Corporation
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: a.krans@doverhousingauthority.org
  • Phone: 603-742-5804

Four Meeting Place

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(207) 245-3252

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 3

Address :

4 Meeting Place Dr,
Exeter, NH 03833.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Avesta Four Meeting Place LLC
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dtotman@avestahousing.org
  • Phone: 207-553-7777

3 Meeting Place

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(207) 553-7777

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 6

Address :

3 Meeting Place Drive,
Exeter, NH 03833.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $1,399.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Avesta Three Meeting Place LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dtotman@avestahousing.org
  • Phone: 207-553-7780

New Hope

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(603) 516-0590

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 2

Address :

488 Beccaris Dr,
Rollinsford, NH 03869.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Housing Partnership
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: marty@housingpartnership.org
  • Phone: 603-766-3129

One Meeting Place

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(207) 245-3252

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 3

Address :

1 Meeting Place Dr,
Exeter, NH 03833.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Avesta One Meeting Place LP
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: dtotman@avestahousing.org
  • Phone: 2075537777

Woodbury Mills

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(603) 516-0590

Features :

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

Address :

767 Islington St,
Portsmouth, NH 03801.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • The Housing Partnership
  • Non-Profit

Owner Contact:

  • Email: marty@housingpartnership.org
  • Phone: 603-766-3129

Bradley Commons 2

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(603) 516-0590

Features :

  • Nursing Home: No
  • Assisted Living: No
  • Total Units: 1

Address :

577 Central Avenue,
Dover, NH 03820.
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Room Availability :

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

Rent:

  • Condo: $0.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,092.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $0.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Bradley Commons II
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: marty@housingpartnership.org
  • Phone: 603-766-3125

Rockingham Village Apartments

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(603) 814-1572

Features :

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

Address :

116 Cimarron Drive,
Seabrook, NH 03874.
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Room Availability :

  • Condo: 5
  • 1 Bedroom: 24
  • 2 Bedroom: 8
  • 3 Bedroom: 2
  • 4 Bedroom: 0

Rent:

  • Condo: $1,658.00
  • 1 Bedroom: $1,826.00
  • 2 Bedroom: $2,205.00
  • 3 Bedroom: $2,726.00
  • 4 Bedroom: $0.00

Owner Name :

  • Chartwell Seabrook Limited Partnership
  • Profit Motivated

Owner Contact:

  • Email: cwyett@chartwellholdings.com
  • Phone: 781-474-5706

Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The Public Housing Voucher is overseen by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), is administered by local PHAs. Your public housing agency in Portsmouth, New Hampshire 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 area’s Federal Poverty Limit.

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

Public Housing Agencies(PHA) are required to distribute 75% of vouchers to applicants whose income is less than 30% of the median county income

3. Get Section 8 Applications

Housing section 8 applications in Portsmouth, New Hampshire are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Rockingham county housing authority office.

4. Apply for Section 8

Applying for the section 8 is a fairly easy process. 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 bank and determine the amount of the housing assistance payment against section 8 housing list.

5. Find out Section 8 Waiting List in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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 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 there is a high demand, remaining eligible section 8 applications are picked based on random lottery. The PHA must provide reasoning for rejection. If an applicants is not happy with rejection can request an informal review.

6. Find Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in Portsmouth, New Hampshire

The section 8 housing choice voucher program allows applicant to pick eligible house or apartment that accept section 8 unit based on family size. Tenants will typically pay 30 percent of their monthly income toward rent.

Once individual find a house or an apartment that accepts housing vouchers it must pass physical inspection. A housing voucher payment goes direct to landlord to pay for the section 8 rental house.

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

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

3. What is the most section 8 will pay?

The housing voucher payments cover most of the voucher holder's rent. On average, each household will pay somewhere between 30% and 40% of its income on rent

4. What is counted as income for Section 8?

HUD define income as

  • 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.
  • the 401(k) money is considered an asset for Section 8 housing.

5. how to get section 8 immediately?

There is a limited funding from the federal government and a shortage of low-income housing units. The process for how to apply is still long, complicated, and time consuming.

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

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