Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs - Building Homes and Strengthening Communities

Announcements

  • The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 Program waiting list is closed.
  • The public hearing for the proposed 2023 Annual Public Housing Agency PHA Plan for the Housing Choice Voucher Program will be held virtually and is accessible to the public via the web link information below. In order to engage in two-way communication during the hearing, persons must first register (at no cost) to attend the webinar via the link provided below. Anyone who calls into the hearing without registering online will not be able to provide comment, but the hearing will still be audible. To review, click on the 2023 PHA Annual Plan (PDF).
    • GoToWebinar:
      Dial-in number: tel:+14086503123, access code 927003877# (persons who use the dial-in number and access code without registering online will only be able to hear the public hearing and will not be able to provide comment).
  • TDHCA waiting list was open from May 2, 2022 through May 16, 2022.
  • You can access your current status anytime on the Wait List Check by going to the website at: www.waitlistcheck.com.
  • The following status may apply:
    Application Approved – you have an active application for the program and have been placed on the waiting list to be considered for housing assistance for the Housing Choice Voucher Section 8 program.
  • Inactive – your application has been certified ineligible for assistance due your application not being selected on the lottery.
  • Project Access Program information is now available.
  • Payment Standards by Zip Code and Bedroom Size, effective 1/1/2023. TDHCA serves areas in 34 counties statewide. Payment Standards should not be suggested as contract rents. Any rents requested will be confirmed through a rent reasonableness analysis conducted by TDHCA. Please find the payment standard for each bedroom size by zip code (PDF).
  • Utility Allowance is developed in accordance with the Code of Federal Regulations 24 CFR 982.517 as required by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
    The effective date of these forms is 01/01/2022 for areas in TDHCA’s service areas have been extended through 2/28/2023. The most updated utility allowance charts can be found.

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