Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 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 New Jersey income limits.
Where to apply in New Jersey
79 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in New Jersey. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Asbury Park Housing AuthorityAsbury Park Bloomfield Township HaBloomfield Bayonne Housing AuthorityBayonne Berkeley Housing AuthorityBayville Boonton Housing AuthorityBoonton Borough Of Clementon Housing AuthorityClementon Brick Housing AuthorityBricktown Bridgeton Housing AuthorityBridgeton Carteret Housing AuthorityCarteret Cliffside Park Housing AuthorityCliffside Park Clifton Housing AuthorityClifton Collaborative Support Programs Of NjFreehold Community Enterprises CorporationFreehold Dover Housing AuthorityDover East Orange Housing AuthorityEast Orange Edgewater Housing AuthorityEdgewater Edison Housing AuthorityEdison Elizabeth Housing AuthorityElizabeth Englewood Housing AuthorityEnglewood Fort Lee Housing AuthorityFort Lee Franklin Township Housing AuthoritySomerset Glassboro Housing AuthorityGlassboro Gloucester County Housing AuthorityDeptford Guttenberg Housing AuthorityGuttenberg Hamilton Township HaHamilton Highland Park Housing AuthorityHighland Park Hoboken Housing AuthorityHoboken Housing Authority City Of Jersey CityJersey City Housing Authority City Of LindenLinden Housing Authority And Urban Redevelopment AgeAtlantic City Housing Authority Of Bergen CountyHackensack Housing Authority Of The Borough Of LodiLodi Housing Authority Of The Borough Of Red BankRed Bank Housing Authority Of The City Of CamdenCamden Housing Authority Of The City Of OrangeOrange Housing Authority Of The City Of PassaicPassaic Housing Authority Of The Township Of LakewoodLakewood Housing Authority Of The Township Of MiddletoMiddletown Hunterdon County Division Of HousingFlemington Irvington Housing AuthorityIrvington Keansburg Housing AuthorityKeansburg Lakewood Township Residential Assistance ProgLakewood Long Branch Housing AuthorityLong Branch Madison Housing AuthorityMadison Manville Housing AuthorityManville Middlesex CountyNew Brunswick Millville Housing AuthorityMillville Monmouth County PhaFreehold Montclair Housing AuthorityMontclair Morris County Housing AuthorityMorristown Morristown Housing AuthorityMorristown Neptune Housing AuthorityNeptune New Brunswick Housing AuthorityNew Brunswick Newark Housing AuthorityNewark North Bergen Housing AuthorityNorth Bergen Old Bridge Housing AuthorityOld Bridge Passaic County Public Housing AgencyWayne Paterson Housing AuthorityPaterson Penns Grove Housing AuthorityPenns Grove Perth Amboy Housing AuthorityPerth Amboy