Wilson County, North Carolina Section 8 Voucher Waiting List

The Wilson Housing Authority (WHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 11, 2024, until March 26, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply while the waitlist was open:

1. Pick up an application from the WHA administrative building.
2. Print the online paper application that was available on the WHA website.

Once the application was completed, it was to be either:

1. Dropped off at the WHA drop box located outside of the housing authority’s administrative office.
2. Postmarked by March 26, 2024 and mailed to the Wilson Housing Authority.
3. Emailed to the WHA.
4. Faxed to the WHA.

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• An applicant involuntarily displaced by a natural disaster declared by the President of the United States or permanently displaced by fire through no fault of their own.
• An applicant who has actively served in the US military and has been discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable.
• An applicant who is homeless and is receiving case management support or is homeless as a result of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking or other dangerous or life-threatening conditions that relate to violence against the individual or a family member.
• An applicant who is head of a working family that meets one of the following criteria:
  • 1) Has worked an average of 20 hours a week or more for at least 11 months out of the last 12 months.
  • 2) Has been seasonally employed for no less than 2 years with their current employer and worked an average of 20 hours a week during the season.
  • 3) Is verifiably self-employed, according to Wilson Housing Authority policies.
  • 4)  Is 62 years of age or older.
  • 5)  Is a person with disabilities as defined by HUD
• All other applicants

250 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the WHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the WHA public notice on February 29, 2024.