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Housing Authority of the City of Newark

Official application routes, service-area details, contact information, and HUD-reported program data for this Newark housing agency.

Independent directory: CalculateBenefits is not NHA or HUD. Recorded source-check date for the agency-specific details below: 2026-11-02.

Is the Newark Section 8 waiting list open?

As of Nov. 2, 2026, NHA's website said the list was closed.

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

Closed

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Public housing

Open — limited An applicant may apply to all open waiting list that meets the family needs based on household type.

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Waiting lists open and close without much notice. Applying is free; only NHA can take an application or tell you your place on a list.

Start with the official agency

Visit the official NHA website →

Housing applications and waiting-list registration are free. A third party cannot guarantee approval or move you ahead on a waiting list.

What this agency serves

The Newark Housing Authority provides affordable housing to residents of Newark, New Jersey. It has 45 developments in almost every neighborhood of the city.

Public housing
Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
Project-Based Vouchers / RAD properties
Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHV)

Housing Choice Voucher application

NHA posts voucher waiting list news on this page. Voucher holders get forms and FAQs through the HCV/PBV online portal run by Nan McKay & Associates for NHA. For questions, call 973-273-6206 or email [email protected].

What NHA said when we checked on November 2, 2026. Waiting lists open and close; check NHA's official site or call for the current status.

Check NHA's Housing Choice Voucher page →

Public housing application

NHA keeps a separate waiting list for each development. Its Public Housing page has a table showing the status of each development's list. You apply online through the RentCafe portal and can apply to every development list that fits your household type.

What NHA said when we checked on November 2, 2026. Waiting lists open and close; check NHA's official site or call for the current status.

Apply online through NHA's RentCafe portal →

Income limits for Essex County

HUD fiscal year 2026 limits (pulled July 27, 2026) for Essex County, where NHA's main office is.

Household	30% (extremely low)	50% (very low)	80% (low)
1 person	$29,050	$48,450	$74,800
2 people	$33,200	$55,400	$85,450
3 people	$37,350	$62,300	$96,150
4 people	$41,500	$69,200	$106,800

Section 8 vouchers generally use the 50% limit, and agencies must give most new vouchers to families at or below 30%; families up to 50% can still qualify. The 80% limit applies to public housing.

Source: HUD income limits. Check 5 to 8 people or another county →

Other help in Newark

Heat and utility bills
La Casa De Don Pedro (LIHEAP/USF) · 973-485-0795
New Jersey's official list names this Newark group as an Essex County LIHEAP and USF agency for help with heating and utility bills. Call to ask how to apply.
Checked Nov. 2, 2026.
Food
Community FoodBank of New Jersey
The regional food bank for northern New Jersey. Search its site for a food pantry near you and free help applying for food programs.
Checked Nov. 2, 2026.
Facing eviction
Essex-Newark Legal Services (ENLS) · 973-624-4500
Free civil legal help for low-income Essex County residents, including eviction defense. Call or apply for services on its website.
Checked Nov. 2, 2026.
Everything else
NJ 211 · 211
Dial 211, chat, or text any time to find local help with housing, food, health care, and energy bills across New Jersey.
Checked Nov. 2, 2026.

These are separate organizations, not NHA and not CalculateBenefits.

Contact NHA before you visit

General inquiries: 973-273-6000
Central office: 500 Broad Street, Newark, New Jersey 07102

Housing Choice Voucher line: 973-273-6206

Published hours: Central Office Lobby computer terminals: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday

NHA's Central Office is at 500 Broad Street in Newark. Its lobby has computers you can use to apply or check your status, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. The Customer Service Center at 973-273-6000 answers calls 24/7. If a disability, language barrier, or lack of a computer makes applying hard, you can ask for a reasonable accommodation.

NHA says applicants who need help because of a disability, a language barrier, or no computer access may ask for a reasonable accommodation.

From CalculateBenefits, not NHA

Waiting-list news by email

Get our free emails. If this agency's main Section 8 waiting list opens and we see it, we email the people who signed up here. Some lists close before we can send. To sign up, you take our free benefits check. You give your name and email and answer a few questions. A phone step is optional. Then you see offers from partners. Your information may be shared with or sold to marketing partners. They may also contact you (how we use it). Signing up does not apply for housing or put you on any waiting list.

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Before and after you apply

Applying does not guarantee housing. NHA says there are over 12,000 applicants on the waiting list.
About 6 to 8 weeks after you apply, NHA mails an Application Receipt Letter confirming your place on the preliminary list.
Your pre-application stays active for up to 18 months. After that it expires and is removed.
Check your status and update your contact info online any time, or call the Occupancy Department at (973) 273-6127 (TTY (800) 601-1478).
When you reach the top of a list, the Occupancy Department contacts you for screening.

Documents NHA asks applicants to have ready

Original birth certificates or adoption papers for everyone in the household
Original Social Security cards
Marriage certificate, if any
Picture ID
Six current pay stubs or other income proof
Six current bank statements or proof of assets
Notarized letters for adults with no income

From NHA's published guidance. Ask the agency if you are missing something; do not wait to call.

HUD-reported assistance

8,481HUD-reported voucher units

7,691Voucher units reported in use

6,181HUD-reported public housing units

4,412Occupied public housing units

These figures are HUD reporting-data snapshots, not a count of openings. Equal inventory and occupied counts do not prove that no future opening is possible. Waiting-list status comes from NHA, not this dataset.

HUD public housing designation: Standard Performer. Standard Performer means the agency met HUD's overall and individual-indicator minimums but did not qualify as a High Performer. It is an operating assessment, not a customer-review rating.

HUD directory dataset retrieved 2026-07-20; record last updated 2026-04-07. Read the data methods and limitations.