City of Wichita Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. City of Wichita Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 578 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. City of Wichita Housing Authority administered a total of 2,648 Section 8 Vouchers. City of Wichita Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. City of Wichita Housing Authority is located at 332 N. Riverview St., Wichita, KS, 67203 and serves the city of Wichita. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact City of Wichita Housing Authority at, (316) 462-3700 for more information about coverage area and program availability.

Wichita Housing Authority programs include Public Housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers. Both programs have limited resources and long waiting lists.

The City of Wichita Housing Authority provides City-owned rental properties to low to moderate income individuals and families.

The program is made available with funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

HUD resources are combined with rent payments from tenants, to cover the costs of operating the program. The City charges no more than 30% of the gross adjusted household income for rent, or a flat market rent.

There are 578 units in the Public Housing inventory located throughout the city limits of Wichita.

352 single family houses
226 apartment units

HUD also provides a Capital Fund Grant which is used to improve the condition of the properties and to support management and operations of the program to better serve public housing tenants.

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program application is closed. The Wichita Housing Authority Public Housing application is open for persons over the age of 50, disabled head of household, and households with four or more members.

The Wichita Housing Authority (WHA) Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program is designed to help income-eligible families pay their rent to private landlords. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) determines the rules and regulations for the Section 8 Program.

The Housing and Community Services Department is funded with federal and state funds to provide housing and related services to benefit the citizens and neighborhoods of Wichita. The department uses these funds to provide direct services and to contract with community service providers.