200K people on NYC Section 8 housing voucher waitlist

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NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Some 200,000 New Yorkers will soon find out they made it onto the city's Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waitlist.

The city started accepting applications for the program in June for the first time since 2009. Applicants were randomly selected for the waitlist via lottery, city officials said Thursday.

The program offers federally funded rental vouchers to low-income families searching for housing.

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Emily Rahhal is a digital reporter from Los Angeles who has covered New York City since 2023. She joined PIX11 in 2024. See more of her work here and follow her on Twitter here.

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