The Madison Housing And Redevelopment Commission (MHRC) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least November 2020, until further notice. 

There are two ways to apply during the opening period:

This waiting list may have any of the following preferences:

• Head of household or spouse 62 years old or older
   **Provide drivers license
• Head of household or spouse disabled
  *** Please provide copy of Social Security Award Letter
• Head of household or spouse Veteran
  ***Honorably discharged from any branch of the US Armed Forces, active or inactive military personnel and immediate family members or both.
  *** Please provide military papers.
• Head of household and/or spouse works a specific amount of hours per week
• Special/emergency circumstances, such as:
  • Families that meet the eligibility criteria for and are participating in a MHRC demonstration program or special initiative;
  • Families that are victims of a federally declared national disaster affecting the city of Madison;
  • Families that are an active participant in a Witness Protection Program or State Victim Assistance Program;
  • Families living in a MHRC administered housing unit which must be rehabilitated to meet ADA/504 requirements and for whom alternate MHRC administered housing units are not available
    ***Please provide documentation.

It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the MHRC website.