The Housing Choice Voucher program waitlist is now closed.
We have completed the random lottery in the housing software. If your status has been changed to "inactive" this means your application was not selected for the 2023 waiting list. You will receive an official notice on or before April 21, 2023.
The City Tempe Public Housing Authority will randomly select 3,000 pre-applications from all those received. Selected applicants will then be placed onto the City of Tempe’s HCV Waitlist. Pre-applicants not selected will have to reapply for assistance at another time.
All households who submit a pre-application will be notified regarding the outcome of the lottery. If you have provided an e-mail address, you will be notified by e-mail. If an e-mail address is not provided, you will be notified by mail.
Once placed on the City of Tempe Housing Authority waitlist, applicants must notify the Housing Authority of any and all contact information changes. Finally, while on the waitlist, applicants must respond to all correspondence received from the Housing Authority or you will be removed from the waiting list
The City of Tempe Housing Authority's waitlist was open Feb. 28-March 13.
FAQs
Find the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Waitlist FAQ here. (PDF)
Find general details about the HCV program here. (PDF)
If you need assistance
For general questions, call 480-350-8950 Monday – Friday from 8 a.m.-noon and 1-5 p.m. Please be patient. All applicants will be notified of their lottery result by April 15.
Preferences
Since the demand for housing assistance often exceeds the limited resources available, Tempe gives preferences to a family who is (1) living, working, hired to work or homeless in Tempe, (2) assistance is ending under City of Tempe's special housing programs, or (3) Elderly and/or Disabled Families as defined by HUD. Read about preferences here. (PDF)
Housing Choice Voucher Program
The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) - also known as Section 8 - offers rent subsidies for those in need. Vouchers assist low-income families in renting apartments or homes on the private market. Utilizing the voucher, a person pays approximately 30 – 40% of income toward rent and utilities.
Please be aware of the following status updates that will be displayed on our portal:
- Submitted – This will appear in the portal from the time you entered your pre-application until this information is uploaded into our software (usually one day).
- Inactive – This will appear from the time your pre-application is loaded into our system until the next day.
- Active – This will appear the day after we have loaded your application into our system.
Unfortunately, the city cannot provide a timeframe as to when an applicant's name will be pulled from the waiting list to verify eligibility, nor can we provide a position number on the waiting list.
Please be aware that all correspondence will be via e-mail, so please be sure to monitor your e-mail.
To update any information that was submitted, please send an e-mail to housing@tempe.gov. Please be sure to let us know the name of the head of household, should you need to make any changes.
For questions: Email housing@tempe.gov.
Next steps: Gather documentation
Please make sure that you have birth certificates and social security cards for all family members, in advance of staff pulling your application and requesting documentation.
Due to the sensitive nature of these documents, please do not send these documents at this time. Please wait until you receive a secure e-mail request from us. This will not happen until your name is pulled from our waiting list.