Income may not exceed 50% of the median income from the table below. The Housing Authority must provide 75 percent of vouchers to those whose income does not exceed 30% of the median income listed below.
We have listed all of the housing authorities in County. Using the chart above, if you qualify as low income (Very Low Income OR Extremely Low Income), we recommend that you visit your local housing authority. They should be your first stop for housing and rental assistance programs.
1. To get on the waiting list for Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8), visit the links provided below to the closest County housing authority to your city in your city.
2. You can also visit the Housing Authority for other low income housing programs with rent assistance.
309 Maple Rd
Storrs, CT - 06268
County
Phone Number: (860) 487-0693
Email: Rfields@mansfieldhousingct.org
Storrs Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 149
Storrs Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 128
Storrs Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 149
Number of Children residing in Storrs Public Housing: 131
Senior citizens residing in Storrs Public Housing: 5.03% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Storrs Public Housing: 14.43% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Storrs: $16,635.00 average per year for current residents.
Including Mansfield Housing Authority, the other Public Housing Authorities in County are listed below.
21 Court St
Vernon, CT - 06066
County
Phone Number: (860) 871-0886
Email: betsy@vernonhousing.org
Total Units: 225
Storrs Housing Authority Section 8 Aparments: 437
Storrs Section 8 Occupied Apartments for Housing Authority: 307
Storrs Public Housing Total Apartments For Housing Authority: 662
Storrs Public Housing Occupied Apartments: 217
Number of Children residing in Storrs Public Housing: 226
Seniors residing in Storrs Public Housing: 29.08% of all aparments are for seniors.
Disbled residing in Storrs Public Housing: 18.83% of all aparments are for disabled.
Median Income for those on section 8 living in public housing in Storrs: $14,468.00 average per year for current residents.
Our data is collected from local housing authorities as listed on the website along with the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Qualify for Public Housing and Income Based Housing are based on the local housing authority guidelines along with HUD rules. That is why it is necessary to contact the housing authorities directly for local information for housing.