Section 8 & Affordable Housing Waitlists in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania income limits.
Where to apply in Pennsylvania
83 authorities administer Section 8 vouchers in Pennsylvania. Contact one to check waitlist status:
Allegheny County Housing AuthorityMc Kees Rocks Altoona Housing AuthorityAltoona Adams County Housing AuthorityGettysburg Allentown Housing AuthorityAllentown Bethlehem Housing AuthorityBethlehem Bradford County Housing AuthorityMansfield Bucks County Housing AuthorityDoylestown Clearfield County Housing AuthorityClearfield County Of Potter Housing AuthorityCoudersport Carbon County Housing AuthorityLehighton Centre County Housing AuthorityBellefonte Chester Housing AuthorityChester Columbia County Housing AuthorityBloomsburg Easton Housing AuthorityEaston Fayette County Housing AuthorityUniontown Housing Auth Co Of LawrenceNew Castle Housing Authority Of Indiana CountyIndiana Housing Authority Of The City Of DuboisDu Bois Housing Authority Of The City Of ErieErie Housing Authority Of The City Of FranklinFranklin Housing Authority Of The City Of MckeesportMckeesport Housing Authority Of The City Of Oil CityOil City Housing Authority Of The County Of BeaverBeaver Housing Authority Of The County Of BedfordBedford Housing Authority Of The County Of BlairHollidaysburg Housing Authority Of The County Of ButlerButler Housing Authority Of The County Of ClarionClarion Housing Authority Of The County Of ElkJohnsonburg Housing Authority Of The County Of ErieCorry Housing Authority Of The County Of GreeneWaynesburg Housing Authority Of The County Of HuntingdonMount Union Housing Authority Of The County Of JeffersonPunxsutawney Housing Authority Of The County Of MckeanSmethport Housing Authority Of The County Of WarrenWarren Harrisburg Housing AuthorityHarrisburg Housing Auth Of The County Of NorthumberlandMilton Housing Authority County Of DelawareWoodlyn Housing Authority Of The City Of MeadvilleMeadville Housing Authority Of The City Of PittsburghPittsburgh Housing Authority Of The City Of PittstonPittston Housing Authority Of The City Of PottsvillePottsville Housing Authority Of The City Of YorkYork Housing Authority Of The County Of ArmstrongKittanning Housing Authority Of The County Of BerksReading Housing Authority Of The County Of ChesterWest Chester Housing Authority Of The County Of CumberlandCarlisle Housing Authority Of The County Of DauphinSteelton Housing Authority Of The County Of FranklinChambersburg Housing Authority Of The County Of LebanonLebanon Housing Authority Of The County Of LuzerneKingston Housing Authority Of The County Of LycomingWilliamsport Housing Authority Of The County Of UnionLewisburg Johnstown Housing AuthorityJohnstown Lackawanna County Housing AuthorityDunmore Lancaster County Housing AuthorityLancaster Lehigh County Housing AuthorityEmmaus Mercer County Housing AuthoritySharon Montgomery County Housing AuthorityNorristown Northampton County Housing AuthorityNazareth Philadelphia Housing AuthorityPhiladelphia