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 New Castle, Pennsylvania 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 24 apartments that accepts section 8 voucher in New Castle, Pennsylvania. We have partnered so you can also check your eligibility.
Allied Community Living
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
1303 S JEFFERSON ST,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 4
- 2 Bedroom: 4
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $790.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Allied Community Living, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jhughes@americarehousing.org
- Phone: (724) 971-1335
Beaver Falls Plaza
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 120
Address :
1008 7TH AVE,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 80
- 2 Bedroom: 40
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $981.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Beaver Falls Apartment Holdings LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: Amermelstein@treetopdev.com
- Phone: 973 622-0073
Dennis Schill Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 70
Address :
410 SHORT ST,
Ellwood City, PA 16117.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 70
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Dennis Schill Manor LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: lester@gwaffordable.com
- Phone: 724-752-9660
Highland Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 34
Address :
111 West Fairmont Ave.,
New Castle, PA 16107.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 34
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Highland Terrace Housing Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jhughes@avalonnursing.org
- Phone: (724) 657-1301
Cedarcrest Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 38
Address :
210 N CEDAR ST,
New Castle, PA 16102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 38
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Cedar Crest Housing Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jhughes@avalonnursing.org
- Phone: 724-654-4410
Hileman Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 40
Address :
5 E WALLACE AVE,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 24
- 2 Bedroom: 16
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $790.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Debo Group, Inc.
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: debogroup@aol.com
- Phone: (724) 652-1402
Colonial Oaks Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 42
Address :
149 COLONIAL OAKS CIRCLE,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 6
- 2 Bedroom: 24
- 3 Bedroom: 7
- 4 Bedroom: 5
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $981.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,252.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,371.00
Owner Name :
- Colonial Oaks Limited Partnership
- Limited Dividend
Owner Contact:
- Email: ColonialOaks149@gmail.com
- Phone: (412) 391-2515
Oakleaf Gardens
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 174
Address :
1139 PIN OAK DRIVE,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 27
- 2 Bedroom: 130
- 3 Bedroom: 17
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $790.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,004.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Crestview Manor LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: yrokowsky@tryko.com
- Phone: 732-415-6020 or 6028
Neshannock Woods
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 80
Address :
601 CAMBRIDGE ST,
New Castle, PA 16105.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 80
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Neshannock Woods Senior Housing Limited Partnership
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mrricketts@ncr.org
- Phone: 614-451-2151
Sheridan Place
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 29
Address :
26 N JEFFERSON ST,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 29
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Sheridan Estates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: yrokowsky@tryko.com
- Phone: 732-415-6020 or 6028
Oakview Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 10
Address :
7 S LIBERTY ST,
New Castle, PA 16102.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 10
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Oakview of New Castle, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: tgibson@humanservicescenter.net
- Phone: (724) 658-3578
Pine Tree Village
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 27
Address :
2861 MERCER WEST MIDDLESEX RD,
West Middlesex, PA 16159.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 16
- 3 Bedroom: 3
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $583.00
- 2 Bedroom: $757.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,009.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Pine Tree Village LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: lou@reynoldsasset.com
- Phone: 201-988-8382
Prv Manor
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 35
Address :
1626 SEVENTH AVE,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 35
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- PRV Associates
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: deem@pappans.com
- Phone: (724) 770-5000
Lutheran Village/Chippewa
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 34
Address :
139 Gertrude Street,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 34
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Chippewa Lutheran Housing Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: wendy.hinkson@lutheranseniorlife.org
- Phone: 412-307-1788
Pmh I - Curtis/Second
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
143 Curtis Dr,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Passavant Memorial Homes I, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: ametcalf@passavant.org
- Phone: 412-820-1010 X530
Reliable Housing Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 9
Address :
618 Seventeenth Street,
Beaver Falls, PA 15010.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 9
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Reliable Housing Apartments, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: tracyhuber4@twc.com
- Phone: 7246302015
Pmh Iii - Lattavo
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
7 Lattavo Dr,
New Castle, PA 16105.
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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: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Passavant Memorial Homes III, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: lkushik@passavant.org
- Phone: 4128201010
Sprucewood Commons
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 39
Address :
104 SPRUCE DR,
Slippery Rock, PA 16057.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 39
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Slippery Rock Presbyterian Senior Housing, Inc.
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jkotz@srcare.org
- Phone: (412) 826-6071
Shenango Treetop
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 34
Address :
RR1, Box 1100,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 34
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Shenango Treetops, Inc
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: johnhadgkiss@mac.com
- Phone: (724) 657-1301
Westview Terrace
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 98
Address :
901 W. Grant St.,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 0
- 2 Bedroom: 26
- 3 Bedroom: 58
- 4 Bedroom: 14
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $0.00
- 2 Bedroom: $790.00
- 3 Bedroom: $1,004.00
- 4 Bedroom: $1,188.00
Owner Name :
- Westview Terrace Estates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: yrokowsky@tryko.com
- Phone: 732-415-6020 or 6028
Vista South Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 99
Address :
1116 S MERCER ST,
New Castle, PA 16101.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 99
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Sheridan Estates LP
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: mikedenes@aol.com
- Phone: 732-415-6020 or 6028
Wampum Park
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 22
Address :
159 Alpha Dr,
Wampum, PA 16157.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 22
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Wampum Park Housing Corporation
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: jhadgkiss@mac.com
- Phone: (412) 651-7022
Westfield Apts.
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 8
Address :
5826 Old Pulaski Rd,
New Wilmington, PA 16142.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 0
- 1 Bedroom: 8
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $0.00
- 1 Bedroom: $600.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- WESTFIELD HOUSING CORPORATION
- Non-Profit
Owner Contact:
- Email: cmanzo@humanservicescenter.net
- Phone: (724) 658-3578
Madison Grove
Features :
- Nursing Home: No
- Assisted Living: No
- Total Units: 4
Address :
331 Grove City Rd Unit 301,
Slippery Rock, PA 16057.
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Room Availability :
- Condo: 3
- 1 Bedroom: 1
- 2 Bedroom: 0
- 3 Bedroom: 0
- 4 Bedroom: 0
Rent:
- Condo: $763.00
- 1 Bedroom: $807.00
- 2 Bedroom: $0.00
- 3 Bedroom: $0.00
- 4 Bedroom: $0.00
Owner Name :
- Madison Grove LLC
- Profit Motivated
Owner Contact:
- Email: jwoda@wodagroup.com
- Phone: 614-641-2334
Steps to Get Section 8 Housing or Section 8 Apartments in New Castle, Pennsylvania
1. Find Public Housing Agency (PHA) in New Castle, Pennsylvania
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 New Castle, Pennsylvania 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 New Castle, Pennsylvania 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 New Castle, Pennsylvania are free. It may be available online, by mail or at the Lawrence 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 New Castle, Pennsylvania
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 New Castle, Pennsylvania
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 New Castle, Pennsylvania 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.