HCR Section 8
Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (NYS HCR)
In short
State-run vouchers through local administrators across NY State (including some NYC set-asides). Very low-income households; waitlist-based.
- What you get
- State-run vouchers through local administrators across NY State (including some NYC set-asides).
- Who qualifies
- Very low-income households; waitlist-based.
- Income limit (2026)
- 50% AMI for the county (HUD FY2026; unverified).
- Papers to gather
- ID, SSN, income docs.
- Renewal
- Annual recertification.
- 2026 update
- CLOSED waitlist; national HUD funding shortfall in 2026 makes reopening unlikely (unverified).
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