Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) · Delaware
How to apply for Section 8 in Delaware
Apply for Section 8 in Delaware
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How to apply in Delaware
- Step 1: Use HUD housing-agency contacts for Delaware to identify the housing agency and its voucher application instructions.
- Step 2: Read the notice for the exact waiting list, opening dates, applicant requirements and permitted submission method.
- Step 3: Keep the application receipt and follow that agency's instructions for contact-detail changes and follow-up.
Mistakes to avoid
- Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher applications can be separate. Confirm which list you joined.
- A dated open-list observation is not evidence that the list is open today.
Ways to apply
Apply through the official links below.
Local offices
- Delaware State Housing Authority
18 The Green, Dover, 19901
(302)739-4263
- Delaware State Housing Authority
18 The Green, Dover, 19901
(302)739-4263
- Dover Housing Authority
76 Stevenson Drive, Dover, 19901
(302)678-1965
- New Castle County Housing Authority
77 Read's Way, New Castle, 19720
(302)395-5625
- Newark Housing Authority
313 E MAIN Street, Newark, 19711
(302)366-0826
- Wilmington Housing Authority
400 N. Walnut Street, Wilmington, 19801
(302)429-6701
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| Source | What it supports | Source collection date | | --- | --- | --- | | HUD housing-agency contacts for Delaware | At a glance: what decides whether this can help; Federal, Delaware and local responsibilities; Work through a situation before applying; How to apply in Delaware; Is a Section 8 waiting list open in Delaware?; Your next action | Not recorded | | Federal Section 8 guidance | At a glance: what decides whether this can help; What help is available—and what an amount does not tell you; Income, household and savings: use the right test; Work through a situation before applying; Special situations and possible barriers; Prepare the records relevant to your case | 2026-09-21 | | USAGov: Section 8 housing | At a glance: what decides whether this can help; What help is available—and what an amount does not tell you; Income, household and savings: use the right test; Work through a situation before applying; Special situations and possible barriers; Prepare the records relevant to your case | Not recorded | | HUD directory source | Voucher agency contacts in Delaware | 2026-09-21 | | Find additional housing agencies in the HUD directory | Voucher agency contacts in Delaware | 2026-09-21 | | LIHEAP | Other help to check in Delaware | 2026-09-21 |
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