Flagstaff, Arizona Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Flagstaff Housing Authority (FHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from November 19, 2019, until April 9, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

1 Person: $16,050, $26,750 | 5 Person: $30,170, $41,300

2 Person: $18,350, $$30,600 | 6 Person: $34,590, $44,350

3 Person: $21,330, $34,400 | 7 Person: $39,010, $47,400

4 Person: $25,750, $38,200 | 8 Person: $43,430, $50,450

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Local residency
  • Current primary residential address is in Flagstaff.
  • Employed by a third party in Flagstaff.
  • Relocating to Flagstaff for purposes of employment.
  • Self-employed in Flagstaff.
• Persons who are homeless
  • With a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for or ordinarily used as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including a car, park, abandoned building, bus or train station, airport, or camping ground. 
  • Living in a supervised publicly or privately-operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state, or local government programs for low- income individuals).
  • Fleeing or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions in the individual’s or family’s current housing situation, including where the health and safety of children are jeopardized, and who have no other residence and lack the resources or support networks to obtain other permanent housing. 

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

As of November, 2019, the wait time to receive Section 8 assistance is 18 to 36 months. However, this could vary depending on a variety of factors.

The waiting list closed once 1,500 applications were received.

For more information, visit the FHA Section 8 page, or the FHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the City of Flagstaff Arizona website.