Housing Choice Voucher Program

The Housing Authority of the County of Riverside’s Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list closed effective September 1, 2025, to all new registrations.
This closure only applies to applications submitted on or after September 1, 2025. If you are already registered on the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) waiting list, this does not affect you, and you may continue to update your existing registration.

The Project-Based Voucher and Moderate Rehabilitation waiting lists remain open.

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program provides rental assistance to help very low-income families afford decent, safe, and sanitary housing. These programs are administered by local public housing agencies (PHAs) authorized under state law to operate housing programs within their jurisdiction.

The PHA accepts applications for rental assistance, selects applicants for admission, and issues rental vouchers to eligible families. Once issued a voucher, the family must find and lease a dwelling unit in the private rental market that meets program requirements and their household needs. The PHA then pays a portion of the rent—known as the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)—directly to the landlord on behalf of the family.

Project Based Voucher Program  

The Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program was developed to increase the number of affordable housing units available to low-income families. Housing assistance is offered to eligible families who choose to live in privately owned multifamily developments that have been newly constructed, rehabilitated, or upgraded, or where the owner has agreed to set aside a portion of the units for this program.

To receive housing assistance under this program, families must register on the waiting list for available sites. When a family’s name is drawn from the waiting list and they are determined eligible, they will be referred to the property manager for tenant screening. If the family passes the screening, they will work with the property manager to move into a Project-Based Voucher unit.