Orange County, California Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Orange County, California.

The Orange County Housing Authority (OCHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher applications from September 18, 2023, until September 29, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

There were two ways to apply while the waiting list was open:

1. Complete the online application.
2. Print the paper application.

Once the application was completed, it was either:

1. Postmarked before September 29, 2023, and mailed to the OCHA.
2. Emailed to the OCHA.

The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:

• 1 Person $50,250 | 5 Persons $77,500
• 2 Persons $57,400 | 6 Persons $83,250
• 3 Persons $64,600 | 7 Persons $89,000
• 4 Persons $71,750 | 8 Persons $94,750

This waiting list had the following preferences:

• Living or working in OCHA’s jurisdiction, OCHA’s jurisdiction includes all cities and unincorporated areas of Orange County except for the cities of Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana
• U.S. Veterans
• Elderly
• Disabled
• Working families
• Non-working families

12,000 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the OCHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the OCHA public notice on September 6, 2023.