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Waiting Lists

The SHA is currently accepting applications for the following housing programs:

State Public Housing

  • Standard Applicants
    Elderly 60 and over 1 Bedroom
    Family 3 & 4 Bedrooms
  • Emergency Applicants
    Elderly & Family – 1, 2, 3 & 4 Bedrooms

Federal Public Housing

  • Family
    4 Bedroom & 5 Bedroom

Eligibility

Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. Eligibility is based on factors including income, qualification as elderly, disabled, or as a family, and U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status. If you are eligible, SHA will check your references to make sure you and your family will be good tenants

The SHA can provide you with the income levels for your area and family size, or you can also find the income limits here on the internet

Application Process

If you are interested in applying for public housing, download an application, apply online, or visit the SHA applications office at 35A Saab Court. You must return the original application to the office. The following information will be needed:
  • Names of all persons who would be living in the unit, their sex, date of birth, and relationship to the family head
  • Your present address and telephone number.
  • Family characteristics (such as veteran) or circumstances (such as living in substandard housing) that might qualify the family for tenant selection preferences.
  • Names and addresses of your current and previous landlords for information about your family’s suitability as a tenant.
  • An estimate of your family’s anticipated income for the next twelve months and the sources of that income.
  • The names and addresses of employers, banks, and any other information needed to verify your income and deductions, and to verify the family composition.
  • There may be a home visit to interview you and your family members to see how you manage the upkeep of you current home.

Once an application is completed and filed, it will be stamped for placement on the waiting list. Applicants for the Conventional Public Housing program will receive a notice of their placement on the waiting list according to the time and date of their application, the size unit for which they qualify (Conventional Public Housing only), and any preferences and/or priorities for which they may qualify.

Rental Assistance

The Springfield Housing Authority’s Rental Assistance Office is where applicants may complete forms to apply for Massachusetts Rental Vouchers and federal Housing Choice Vouchers, also known as Section 8 Vouchers.

The Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program is similar, but funded by the state. The SHA works with about 1,400 landlords who provide safe and sanitary housing under these programs.

Waiting Lists

The SHA is currently accepting applications for the following housing programs:
  • MRVP (Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program)
  • HCVP/Section 8 (Housing Choice Voucher Program/Section 8)
  • HCVP/Section 8/Chronically Homeless (Housing Choice Voucher Program/Section 8/Chronically Homeless)