City and County of Denver, Colorado Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Denver Housing Authority (DHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list lottery applications from September 19, 2024 at 12AM until September 20, 2024 at 11:59PM. Prior to that, the Housing Authority last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list lottery applications from September 21, 2023, until September 22, 2023. Denver Housing Authority opens the lottery once a year, typically in the early fall. The housing authority recently announced the lottery will open from September 19-20, 2024.

To apply, applicants must have completed the online application on the Denver Housing Authority's home page.

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Income limits are as follows:

1 Person: $43,4502 Person: $49,6503 Person: $55,8504 Person: $62,0505 Person: $67,0506 Person: $72,0007 Person: $76,9508 Person: $81,950

Selected applicants will receive a lottery ticket that is good until December 31 of the following year. During 2025, from time to time when vouchers are available, the Denver Housing Authority will pull lottery numbers and contact the winners.

The housing authority states on its web page that each applicant has a 6% chance of being chosen for the lottery.

Dave Layfield, Founder of Affordable Housing Online said "The Denver Housing Authority manages its Housing Choice Voucher waiting list (it's actually a lottery system) in a fair and efficient manner. Instead of managing a waiting list with thousands of applicants that might filter to the top in. years, DHA refreshes its list of applicants each year through a fresh lottery opening. It's online, every applicant has an equal chance of being chosen and it opens every year. Even though applicants only have a 6% chance of being chosen in any given year, that is still more fair and predictable than most other large metro public housing authorities. Kudos to Denver Housing Authority for managing their Section 8 program so well."

For more information, visit the DHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the DHA lottery page on September 11, 2024 by Dave Layfield.