KCHA provides rental housing and assistance to more than 55,000 people. This quality, affordable housing supports health and self-sufficiency. Our community centers and educational programs help children succeed in school and in life. And our investments in smart, sustainable growth support the revitalization of local communities.

Waiting Lists

Housing Choice Vouchers

● Not taking applications

Voucher Waiting List

By the Numbers

20,000

Children who call KCHA housing home

50%

Newly served households who were previously homeless

47%

KCHA housing units located in high-opportunity areas

2,570

Housing Choice Voucher program landlords

62,000

Cubic yards of waste diverted from landfills each year

The Village at Overlake Station in Redmond

10,215

Units of affordable housing owned by KCHA

News & Notes

New payment standards for Section 8 program now in effect

KCHA's updated voucher payment standards took effect on January 1, 2019.
Seattle and King County Housing Authorities team up with King County to house 426 additional homeless and disabled households
SHA and KCHA have just received notice of new federal voucher funding to help house the region's most vulnerable and homeless households. In total, the three recent funding awards will enable the two housing authorities, working in partnership with King County, the federal Veterans Administration, and the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families, to house 426 additional households.
KCHA featured in Slate article about innovation in affordable housing

By sustaining affordable housing options for low-income families, even amid a high demand for housing and high rents across the region, KCHA helps solve one of housing's biggest challenges.
The Section 8 waiting list is closed
The Section 8 application waiting list closed at 4 p.m. on Apr. 18, 2017.

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