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Housing & Homelessness

200,000 NYC households added to Section 8 housing voucher waitlist via lottery

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on August 1, 2024

For the first time in 15 years, New York City has added 200,000 households to a waitlist for obtaining federal housing vouchers that can be used to rent private apartments, city officials announced.

The 200,000 families were randomly selected from over 600,000 households who applied for the limited number of coveted waitlist spots when the city was accepting applications between June 3-9, according to the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

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200,000 NYC households added to Section 8 housing voucher waitlist via lottery

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