Madison, Wisconsin Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Community Development Authority of the City of Madison (CDA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 27, 2023, until April 2, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

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

Income limits can be found here.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Family that has been terminated from its HCV program due to insufficient program funding.
• Family that has been referred under the Family Unification Program, the Moving Up Pilot Program, the Mainstream Voucher Program, or the Emergency Housing Voucher Program. Then
• 1st Priority: Involuntarily displaced by federally declared disaster or FUP Youth Assistance expiration.
• 2nd Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live, work, or attend school within the City of Madison, and who are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 3rd Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live, work, or attend school within the City of Madison.
• 4th Priority: Applicants who live, work, or attend school within the City of Madison, and who are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 5th Priority: Applicants who live, work, or attend school within the City of Madison.
• 6th Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live outside of the City of Madison, but who live, work, or attend school in Dane County, and who are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 7th Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live outside of the City of Madison, but who live, work, or attend school in Dane County.
• 8th Priority: Applicants who live outside of the City of Madison, but who live, work, or attend school in Dane County, and are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 9th Priority: Applicants who live outside of the City of Madison, but who live, work, or attend school in Dane County.
• 10th Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live outside of Dane County, and who are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 11th Priority: Elderly or disabled families or families with minor children, who live outside of Dane County.
• 12th Priority: Applicants who live outside of Dane County, and who are homeless or a victim of domestic abuse or have a rent burden.
• 13th Priority: Applicants who live outside of Dane County.

2,000 selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the CDA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the CDA notice on March 28, 2023.