HUD PIH directory · Section 8 / HCV
North Hempstead Housing Authority, Section 8 / HCV PHA profile
North Hempstead Housing Authority administers federal Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance, NY, with 455 authorized HCV units (HUD Standard Performer size bracket). Contact details, payment-standard reference, and nearby PHAs to broaden your waitlist strategy.
- 455
- Authorized HCV units
- 74th
- National size percentile
- 73rd
- NY size percentile
- 39
- NY FMR areas
How this PHA compares nearby
Authorized HCV units · North Hempstead HA vs nearby NY agencies
- Village of Kiryas Joel HA
Village of Kiryas Joel HA
481 units
- Village of Hempstead HA
Village of Hempstead HA
475 units
- This PHA
North Hempstead Housing Authority (this PHA)
455 units
- Town of Colonie
Town of Colonie
440 units
- Auburn HA
Auburn Housing Authority
437 units
- HA Newburgh
Housing Authority of Newburgh
436 units
The verdict
North Hempstead Housing Authority administers 455 authorized Housing Choice Vouchers - a mid-to-large Section 8 agency nationally, larger than 73% of NY agencies.
- 455
- authorized Section 8 vouchers
- 74th
- percentile by size, nationally
- 73rd
- percentile in NY
North Hempstead Housing Authority, based in NY, appears in HUD's directory with a reported Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher authorization with 455 authorized Section 8 units (Standard Performer size bracket). The directory does not provide a current waitlist or application-status feed.
- 73rd percentile by unit count in NY
- HUD size bracket: Standard Performer
Section 8 / HCV units
455
Standard Performer bracket
Total authorized units
-
All programs combined
State-rank percentile
73 th
Among NY PHAs
2-BR standard range · NY
$973–$2,910 /mo
Median $1,185/mo · 2-BR
Compared to nationwide HUD median of 62%, PHAs with high HCV share typically focus on tenant-based assistance over project-based public housing.
Where North Hempstead Housing Authority sits among U.S. PHAs
By authorized Housing Choice Vouchers, across every PHA that runs them. Most are small; a handful of big-city authorities run the long right tail.
455 Top 26% higher than 74% of 2,129 voucher-running PHAs
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Source HUD PIH authorized-unit directory · FY2025
What HUD's PIH Record for North Hempstead Housing Authority Tells You
This agency's HUD authorization runs to 455 Section 8 / HCV units. That count sits inside HUD's national PIH roster of 3,780 Section 8 agencies, NY's share of the total, where North Hempstead Housing Authority is listed as an active administering entity. HUD's PHAS system places it in the "Standard Performer" size bracket, which shapes reporting cadence and oversight intensity.
By Section 8 unit count among NY agencies, it lands at the 73rd percentile, larger than 73% of its in-state peers. HUD's directory categorizes it under the "Combined" program type, the classification that governs which voucher streams -- regular HCV, VASH, Family Unification, Mainstream, or project-based conversions -- it is eligible to run. This reported authorization is a capacity figure, not evidence that a waitlist is open or that an application route is currently available.
its main line is 5166276433. Verify current programs, availability, and any application path directly with the agency. Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard runs $973-$2,910/month (median $1,185); North Hempstead Housing Authority sets its own figure within 90-110 percent of HUD's Fair Market Rent for the specific area it serves, so confirm the exact number for your metro before signing anything.
Contact this PHA
- Phone
- 5166276433
- Fax
- 5166278476
- dcarrington@nh-ha.com
- Executive Director
- dcarrington@nh-ha.com · 5166276433
How to apply at North Hempstead Housing Authority
How to use this PHA record
HUD's directory reports 455 authorized Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher units for North Hempstead Housing Authority. That is a reported authorization field, not a live waitlist, application, eligibility, or availability feed.
Use the contact details above to verify an agency's current programs and instructions directly. PlainVoucher does not predict an individual wait time, recommend an application path, or infer a household's eligibility from this directory record.
Payment standard reference
Payment standards are set per HUD FMR area, not per agency. Across NY's 39 HUD FMR areas, the FY2026 2-bedroom payment standard ranges $973–$2,910/month (median $1,185). These are area reference amounts, not a payment promise from North Hempstead Housing Authority for a particular household or unit.
Find your exact number: look up the 2-, 1-, and 3-bedroom payment standards for your metro with the payment-standard lookup tool, then confirm the current figure with the agency before relying on it. See our Payment Standards vs. FMR guide for the source-backed area context.
Nationwide PHAs with similar voucher scale or total HUD inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for North Hempstead Housing Authority, outside NY so they are not the same-state scale matches above.
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest nationwide agencies outside NY (455 HCV units here).
- SCOTT COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AGENCY · MN · 455 HCV
- Waltham Housing Authority · MA · 455 HCV
- Coastal Community Action, Inc. · NC · 454 HCV
- Stuttgart Housing Authority · AR · 456 HCV
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on HUD PIH authorized Section 8 units and total program inventory; agencies below 100 units on a metric are excluded from that axis.
Nearby PHAs in NY
Use these separate NY directory records for comparison; verify current programs with each agency directly:
- Town of Colonie · 440 units
- Auburn Housing Authority · 437 units
- Housing Authority of Newburgh · 436 units
- Village of Hempstead HA · 475 units
- Village of Kiryas Joel HA · 481 units
Related guides
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. Payment-standard figures: Source: HUD USER Fair Market Rent FY2026. If any contact detail has changed, please email corrections@plainvoucher.com. See our methodology for how we compile and cross-reference this data.
⚠ Disclaimer. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD or with North Hempstead Housing Authority. Data here is compiled from HUD public sources for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for consulting the PHA directly about eligibility, waitlist status, or application procedures.