Assisted Housing Programs
The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program, formerly known as Section 8, receives federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to administer a rental voucher program to qualified low-income persons and families.
RRHA’s HCV Program services the City of Richmond. A participating family is generally required to pay approximately 30% of adjusted monthly income toward rent and utilities.
Housing assistance payments are based on the affordability of the individual/family (family income, family size, income deductions, utility responsibility, and the requested contract rent). Additional rent reasonableness tools are available under leasing.
- RRHA OPENS SELECTED PBV WAITLISTS JANUARY 22, 2024
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA (January 10, 2024) — On Monday, January 22, 2024, Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) will open five (5) project-based voucher (PBV) waitlists… - RRHA to Open Select PBV Waitlists on July 17, 2023
PBV waitlists for Townes at River South and The Planet Apartments open Monday, July 17 at 8:30 am, and close Wednesday, July 19 at 5:00 pm. - RRHA to Open Public Housing & PBV Waitlists on February 27, 2023
Six (6) public housing and project-based voucher (PBV) waitlists of various bedroom sizes will open on Thursday, February 27, 2023. PBV waitlists will close March 3, 2023.
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Types of Housing Choice Vouchers
Project Based Voucher (PBV)
Project Based Voucher holders live in specific properties (managed by community partners) with subsidized rent. Applicants must apply for specific communities and will then be placed on that community’s site-based waiting list managed by RRHA.
Residents who have been in the PBV program for at least one year in good standing may be eligible for a TPV voucher—which broadens their housing options.
A PBV is a housing choice voucher
where the subsidy stays with the unit, not the individual voucher holder.
The PBV waitlist for Armstrong Renaissance 2B (Seniors 62+ only, 1 & 2 bedroom units) is currently open.
Tenant Protection Voucher (TPV)
Tenant Protection Voucher holders live in privately-owned homes of their choice with subsidized rent.
This program gives low-income families the flexibility to choose their own, safe apartments with private landlords at an affordable cost to them. Voucher holders are responsible for finding an apartment that accepts Housing Choice Vouchers in the private market.
No applicant is entitled to be on a waiting list or in a specific position on a waiting list.
The TPV waitlist is closed. RRHA will issue a public notice when it reopens.
Contact
HCV Office:
600 E Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Thursday 8:30 am – 5 pm
Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm
You can achieve economic independence
Upon successful completion of the The Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Program, participants receive an interest-bearing escrow (savings) account.
This program is available to public housing residents or Housing Choice Voucher program participants.
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