How do I qualify for the Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) priority?
If you are a foster youth or have children in foster care, you should contact your caseworker. If you meet the requirements for this priority, ACS will assist you with the completion of the application and refer the application directly to the designated NYCHA office for processing. Back to the Top • Can an individual apply to both Section 8 and Public Housing? Yes. But the applicant can only rent in one program. If an applicant rents a Section 8 apartment or a public housing apartment, the applicant’s priority status for the program that he/she was not selected for will be changed to reflect the fact that they now reside in a Section 8 or public housing apartment. A priority status change in this instance would likely mean that an applicant would not be reached on the waiting list. Please review the Section 8 priority codes Please review the Public Housing need-based priority codes Back to the Top • How do I know that you received my application? Within 60 days of our receipt of your
