Houston Housing Authority

The Houston Housing Authority website allows you to apply for public housing.  The Houston Housing Authority is no longer accepting paper applications for public housing, at any of its sites or offices.  Interested persons are able to submit applications only online, 24-hours a day.  While in public housing, residents typically pay about 30% of their annual adjusted income for rent.

The website also offers information The Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8) provides tenant-based assistance, in the form of a voucher, to low-income families, seniors and persons with disabilities for rental units chosen by the tenant in the private market. The Housing Authority provides payments directly to participating property owners to offset the cost difference between tenant payments and unit rent. Program applicants choose from a variety of housing options, ranging from apartments, duplexes, single-family homes to townhomes. Families with vouchers generally pay between 30 to 40 percent of their annual income for rent.

URL:  http://www.housingforhouston.com

Customer Service Center:  1-713-260-0500