Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 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 Kentucky income limits.
Where to apply in Kentucky
42 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Kentucky. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Appalachian Foothills Housing Agency IncWurtland Ashland Planning And CdaAshland Boone County Fiscal CourtBurlington Campbell County Department Of HousingNewport Campbellsville Housing And Redevelopment AuthorityCampbellsville City Of Bowling Green Housing DivisionBowling Green City Of Paducah Section 8 Housing ProgramPaducah City Of Richmond Section 8 Housing ProgramRichmond Covington CdaCovington Cumberland Valley Regional Housing AuthorityBarbourville Danville Community Development AgencyDanville Ha Of Lawrence CountyLouisa Housing Authority Of BardstownBardstown Housing Authority Of CovingtonCovington Housing Authority Of CynthianaCynthiana Housing Authority Of Floyd CountyLangley Housing Authority Of FrankfortFrankfort Housing Authority Of GeorgetownGeorgetown Housing Authority Of GlasgowGlasgow Housing Authority Of GreensburgGreensburg Housing Authority Of HendersonHenderson Housing Authority Of HopkinsvilleHopkinsville Housing Authority Of LebanonLebanon Housing Authority Of LexingtonLexington Housing Authority Of MadisonvilleMadisonville Housing Authority Of MayfieldMayfield Housing Authority Of MaysvilleMaysville Housing Authority Of NewportNewport Housing Authority Of OwensboroOwensboro Housing Authority Of PaducahPaducah Housing Authority Of PaintsvillePaintsville Housing Authority Of PikevillePikeville Housing Authority Of PrestonsburgPrestonsburg Housing Authority Of SomersetSomerset Housing Authority Of SpringfieldSpringfield Kentucky Housing Corporation-State AgencyFrankfort Lake Cumberland Housing Agency IncJamestown Laurel County Section 8 HousingLondon Louisville Metro Housing AuthorityLouisville Paris-Bourbon County Community Dev. AgencyParis Pike County Housing AuthorityPikeville Pineville/Bell County Community Dev AgencyPineville