Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly Section 8)

  1. HCV Waitlist
  2. Current  Voucher Holders
  3. About the HCV Program

The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Waitlist Opens October 5, 2023

Loudoun County will open the waitlist for the county's Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2023, with the release of the preliminary application. The HCV Program is a rental subsidy program funded by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The program pays a portion of participants’ monthly rent based on household income.   

Waitlist Eligibility

The Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development considers three factors when determining applicant eligibility for the waitlist: 

  1. The date and time the preliminary application is received;
  2. Qualification for one or all of the local waitlist preferences (listed below); and 
  3. Household income (guidelines below). 

Local Waitlist Preferences

The local waitlist preferences are listed below in priority order: 

  1. Applicants with a disability, older adults (over 62 head of household), families or homeless (using the HUD definition*) persons who meet all other qualifications for the HCV program and who live or work in Loudoun County;
  2. All applicants (families, individuals with a disability, and older adults) who meet all other qualifications for the HCV Program who live or work in the Commonwealth of Virginia;
  3. All other eligible applicants (families, individuals with a disability, and older adults) who are residents of the United States; and
  4. Single able-bodied applicants who live or work in Loudoun County or elsewhere in Virginia or the United States and who otherwise meet all other qualifications for the HCV Program.

*The HUD definition of "homeless" is provided on the preliminary application form. 

Income Guidelines

Household income must be at or below 50% of the Area Median Income for an applicant to be eligible. 

2023 Income Limits

Family Size
Income Limit
Family Size
Income Limit
1
$52,750
5
$81,400
2
$60,300
6
$87,450
3
$67,850
7
$93,450
4
$75,350
8
$99,500


Apply for the HCV Program

Residents interested in participating in the HCV program must begin by completing a preliminary application for the waitlist.

The preliminary application will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2023. The preliminary application will be available in multiple formats: an online form, a downloadable PDF document, or a printed paper copy.  

Paper copies of preliminary applications can be submitted in two ways:

  1. Mail to: 
    Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development
    HCV Preliminary Application
    P.O. Box 7000
    Leesburg, VA 20177
  2. Submit in-person to: 
    Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development
    106 Catoctin Circle, SE
    Leesburg, VA 20175
    Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Loudoun County will close the waitlist and stop accepting preliminary applications once it has been determined that applicants at the bottom of the list will have to wait at least three years before receiving subsidy, which is estimated to be 300 preliminary applications.  

Reasonable Accommodations

If you need assistance with accessing, obtaining, or completing a preliminary application form, call 703-771-5718 or send an email send an email. If you require a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability or need language assistance in order to participate in this preliminary application process, call 703-771-5718/TTY-711. Advance notice is requested.

For More Information

For more information about the preliminary application process, contact Timi Myers at 703-737-8213 or by email or Tandi Butler at 703-771-5204 or by email