Omaha, Nebraska Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Omaha Housing Authority (OHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from August 8, 2023, until August 14, 2023.

There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply while the waitlist was open, applicants were required to complete the online application.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Families displaced by disaster
• Families displaced due to domestic violence
• Homeless families with children under 18 who are receiving supportive services (by verification from a MAACH agency)
• All other homeless individuals and families (by verification from a MAACH agency)
• Veterans wounded in the line of duty
• Families of veterans deceased in the line of duty. Eligibility for this preference is available to families that include a spouse or child of a deceased veteran.
• All other families that include a veteran (but excluding a veteran who was dishonorably discharged)
• Elderly families (62 and older)
• Disabled families

Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the OHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the OHA public notice on August 1, 2023.