Section 8/Voucher

For Applicants Section 8/Voucher Qualifying Section 8/Leased Housing residents are generally low-income and must qualify as Priority One status. In most cases Section 8/Leased Housing residents pay 30% to 40% of their total income toward rent. There are several factor...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Applications/Housing-Programs/Section-8-Voucher.aspx

Apartment Listing

Leased Housing Apartment Listing

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Apartment-Listing.aspx

FSS Application

For Section 8/Leased Housing

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/Voucher-Programs/Family-Self-Sufficiency/F
SS-Application.aspx

Eligibility

For Applicants Eligibility for BHA Programs Boston Housing Authority processes over 10,000 new applications every year. Because there are many more applicants than housing, there is a lengthy waiting list. It is difficult to predict the time between applying and receiving a...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Applications/Eligibility.aspx

Deductions / Exclusions

Income Deductions and Exclusions  There are certain deductions and exclusions that your manager will apply when calculating your adjusted income. Adjusted income is used so that you will pay an appropriate rent amount. The "Earned Income Disallowance," allows Boston Housing ...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Public-Housing/Paying-Rent/How-Rent-is-Set/Deductions-Exclusions.as
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Income Limits

For Applicants Income Limits The attached document summarizes the current family income limits for the various Boston Housing Authority programs. To access the Income Limits document click here . Last updated June 05, 2024 Income Table

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Applications/Eligibility/Income-Limits.aspx

Fraud/Compliance Report Form

For Applicants

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Forms/Fraud-Compliance-Report-Form.aspx

Housing Programs

For Applicants Housing Programs The Boston Housing Authority (BHA) provides Boston residents with stable, quality and affordable housing. There are two housing options for qualified low-income families and individuals.  Public Housing developments are communities own...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Applications/Housing-Programs.aspx

Public Housing

For Applicants Public Housing BHA Public Housing comes in all sizes and types – from scattered single-family houses to mid-rise apartments; studio apartments to six-bedroom units; and elderly/disabled specific communities.  Residents will pay 30% - 32% of their total inc...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Applications/Housing-Programs/Public-Housing.aspx

Voucher Programs

Voucher Programs Boston Housing Authority (BHA) offers three Leased Housing programs.   Tenant-Based Voucher Program  The Tenant-Based Housing Choice Voucher Program allows low-income families to live in privately owned homes of their choice by subsidizing a portion of t...

https://www.bostonhousing.org/en/Section-8-Leased-Housing/Voucher-Programs.aspx