Santa Monica, California Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Santa Monica, California.

The Santa Monica Housing Authority (SMHA) is accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from May 1, 2020, until further notice. This is the first time the waiting list has been open since it closed in January, 2017. 

To apply while the waitlist is open, complete the online application.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

• Displaced - 5 points
  • An involuntarily displaced household who has or will be required to vacate housing in the City of Santa Monica.
• Funding Shortfalls - 4 points
  • An eligible household that was previously terminated from a PHA program due to insufficient program funding. 
• Continuum of Care (CoC) Graduate or Supportive Housing Graduate - 3 points
  • CoC graduates or tenants residing in City-funded supportive housing properties in Santa Monica who are stable and no longer require service participation to prevent them from recycling into homelessness.
• Live and Work in Santa Monica - 2 points
  • Applicants who live in rent-controlled apartments in Santa Monica and pay more than 40% of their gross annual income toward rent or Applicants who work a minimum of 25hours per week in Santa Monica.
• Applicants who are residents of Santa Monica and do not meet the live or work criteria - 1 point

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the SMHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the SMHA Apply page on January 24, 2024.