Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Connecticut
In Connecticut, Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing waitlists are run by local public housing authorities — not by HUD or by Lease Lantern. Each authority opens and closes its own lists, sometimes for only a few days at a time, so timing and persistence matter.
How to find and join an open waitlist
- Identify the housing authorities that serve where you want to live (listed below).
- Contact each one to ask whether its Section 8 or public housing waitlist is currently open.
- Apply to every open list you qualify for — many people keep several active at once.
- Have your documents ready: ID, income, household members, and current address.
- Keep your contact info updated with each authority so you don’t lose your place.
Waitlist openings change frequently, so always confirm the current status directly with the authority. Eligibility depends on your household income versus the Connecticut income limits.
Where to apply in Connecticut
45 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Connecticut. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Canton Housing AuthorityCanton City Of Hartford Housing AuthorityHartford Connecticut Department Of HousingHartford Derby Housing AuthorityDerby East Hartford Housing AuthorityEast Hartford East Haven Housing AuthorityEast Haven Fairfield Housing AuthorityFairfield Farmington Housing AuthorityFarmington Greenwich Housing AuthorityGreenwich Hamden Housing AuthorityHamden Housing Authority Of The City Of NorwalkNorwalk Housing Authority Of The City Of AnsoniaAnsonia Housing Authority Of The City Of BridgeportBridgeport Housing Authority Of The City Of BristolBristol Housing Authority Of The City Of DanburyDanbury Housing Authority Of The City Of HartfordHartford Housing Authority Of The City Of MeridenMeriden Housing Authority Of The City Of New BritainNew Britain Housing Authority Of The City Of New HavenNew Haven Housing Authority Of The City Of StamfordStamford Housing Authority Of The Town Of EnfieldEnfield Housing Authority Of The Town Of GlastonburyGlastonbury Housing Authority Of The Town Of StratfordStratford Housing Authority Of The Town Of West HartforWest Hartford Housing Authority Of The Town Of WindsorWindsor Killingly Housing AuthorityDanielson Manchester Housing AuthorityManchester Mansfield Housing AuthorityStorrs Middletown Housing AuthorityMiddletown Milford Redevelopment And Housing PartnershipMilford Naugatuck Housing AuthorityNaugatuck Newington Housing AuthorityNewington Norwich Housing AuthorityNorwich Plainfield Housing AuthorityPlainfield Portland Housing AuthorityPortland Putnam Housing AuthorityPutnam South Windsor Housing AuthoritySouth Windsor Torrington Housing AuthorityTorrington Vernon Housing AuthorityVernon Wallingford Housing AuthorityWallingford Waterbury Housing AuthorityWaterbury West Haven Housing AuthorityWest Haven Wethersfield Housing AuthorityWethersfield Willimantic Housing AuthorityWillimantic Windsor Locks Housing AuthorityWindsor Locks