Picture the Homeless

Recently, Mayor Bloomberg announced that New York City will be accepting applications for Section 8 again, through NYCHA (New York City Housing Authority). Unfortunately, there is a great deal of misinformation circulating in the homeless community about Section 8, and many of our members have reported getting false information directly from Section 8 workers. Small mistakes in dealing with the Section 8 forms and the offices that give out those forms can prevent you from getting your housing voucher. Our Frequently Asked Questions was exhaustively compiled by leaders of our Housing Campaign, who went around to three different Section 8 offices to ensure that we have accurate information regarding the application process for Section 8. We set up this webpage to help answer some questions you may have, and to create a forum for homeless people to report lies, inaccuracies, and misinformation given out by case workers!