Bloomberg, June 3, 2024, NYC Gets 150,000 Applications In 12 Hours For Affordable Housing
More than 150,000 households filed applications in a span of 12 hours for a chance to join New York City’s waiting list for a federal program that subsidizes rent for low-income families.
While roughly 100,000 New York City households currently use the voucher program, known as Section 8, it has long been at maximum capacity, and the waiting list to receive assistance has been locked since 2009.
The portal will be open to receiving new applications until 11:59 p.m. on June 9, said New York City Housing Authority spokesperson Michael Horgan. The city plans to add 200,000 households to the list. Those people would then be eligible for a Section 8 lottery in August, which would choose 1,000 households a month for the program.
