Get Nycha Form 040 012

Overview. The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program enables the lowest income households in New York State to rent or purchase decent, safe housing in the private housing market by providing rental and homeownership assistance.

The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA), the largest public housing authority in North America, was created in 1935 to provide decent, affordable housing for low- and moderate-income New Yorkers.

In order to be considered eligible to receive a Section 8 transfer voucher you must be a tenant in good standing with both NYCHA and your current landlord (ex. you cannot be facing termination of your tenancy for failure to recertify or allow inspection, and you must be current in paying your portion of rent).

NYCHA administers the largest Section 8 program in the country. Approximately 85,000 Section 8 vouchers and over 25,000 owners currently participate in the program. The New York City Housing Preservation & Development and New York State Homes and Community Renewal also operate Section 8 programs in New York City.

Ask for Section 8 assistance. Call NYCHA's Customer Contact Center (CCC) at 718-707-7771. Due to COVID-19, NYCHA's customer contact centers are currently not receiving walk-in visitors.

The purpose of this form is to report any changes that have occurred to a household since an application was submitted for Section 8 subsidy. Complete this form to request to add or remove people from the household composition; or to report changes of income or assets for members of the household.

Click on “Add Documents” to add the required documents needed for NYCHA to complete processing. NYCHA will show you where additional information is required. Use your scanner, smartphone, or tablet to record an image of any pending documents. Click on the “Add Document” button next to each pending document.

If you do not verify your income for the annual review, your rent will go up sharply. NYCHA will also check your income in other ways. If you do not verify your income, or if you misrepresent it, NYCHA is likely to start proceedings to evict you.