Applicant Criteria

The PHA is responsible for ensuring that every individual and family admitted to the public housing program meets all program eligibility requirements. This includes any individual approved to join the family after the family has been admitted to the program. The family must provide any information needed by the PHA to confirm eligibility and determine the level of the family’s assistance. To be eligible for the public housing program:

The applicant family must: 

• Qualify as a family as defined by HUD and the PHA.

• Have income at or below HUD-specified income limits. 

• Qualify on the basis of citizenship or the eligible immigrant status of family members.

• Provide social security number information for household members as required.

• Consent to the PHA’s collection and use of family information as provided for in PHA provided consent forms.

• Provide household income information

• The PHA must determine that the current or past behavior of household members does not include activities that are prohibited by HUD or the PHA.