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St. Louis Housing Authority

Official application routes, service-area details, contact information, and HUD-reported program data for this St. Louis housing agency.

Independent directory: CalculateBenefits is not SLHA or HUD. Recorded source-check date for the agency-specific details below: 2026-11-02.

Is the St. Louis Section 8 waiting list open?

As of Nov. 2, 2026, SLHA's website said the list was closed.

Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)

Closed

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Public housing

Open — limited Elderly-only buildings only: Cahill House, Les Chateaux, Sr. Living at Cambridge Heights and Sr. Living at Renaissance (62+), and Parkview Apartments (50+). The Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. (year-round)

What the agency's site said on Nov. 2, 2026. See the notice →

Waiting lists open and close without much notice. Applying is free; only SLHA can take an application or tell you your place on a list.

Start with the official agency

Visit the official SLHA website →

Housing applications and waiting-list registration are free. A third party cannot guarantee approval or move you ahead on a waiting list.

What this agency serves

SLHA runs public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program for residents of the City of St. Louis, Missouri. Its housing is spread throughout the city.

  • Public housing
  • Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)
  • Elderly-only housing
  • HCV special programs (such as HUD-VASH and Mainstream vouchers)
  • Family Self-Sufficiency and Bridge to Homeownership

Housing Choice Voucher application

SLHA takes applications online through its RentCafé portal when a list is taking applications, and announces openings by phone, on its website and in local newspapers. When funding is available, SLHA picks applications based on preferences, then by date and time.

What SLHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check SLHA's official site or call for the current status.

Check SLHA's Housing Choice Voucher page →

Public housing application

Apply online through SLHA's RentCafé portal. Each household may apply only once. You get a confirmation number, which is not an offer of housing. SLHA's one-bedroom and studio lists are combined, so you may be offered a studio.

What SLHA said when we checked on . Waiting lists open and close; check SLHA's official site or call for the current status.

Read SLHA's Apply for Housing page →

Income limits for St. Louis city

HUD fiscal year 2026 limits (pulled July 27, 2026) for St. Louis city, where SLHA's main office is.

Household30% (extremely low)50% (very low)80% (low)
1 person$23,850$39,750$63,600
2 people$27,250$45,400$72,650
3 people$30,650$51,100$81,750
4 people$34,050$56,750$90,800

Section 8 vouchers generally use the 50% limit, and agencies must give most new vouchers to families at or below 30%; families up to 50% can still qualify. The 80% limit applies to public housing.

Source: HUD income limits. Check 5 to 8 people or another county →

Other help in St. Louis

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Contact SLHA before you visit

General inquiries: (314) 531-4770
Central office: 3520 Page Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63106

Housing Choice Voucher line: (314) 286-4303

SLHA asks you to get an appointment with the staff person you need to see. Call the main number, (314) 531-4770, for help. TDD: 314-286-4223.

If you have a disability, you can ask SLHA for a reasonable accommodation, including a paper application. TDD: (314) 286-4223.

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Waiting-list news by email

Get our free emails. If this agency's main Section 8 waiting list opens and we see it, we email the people who signed up here. Some lists close before we can send. To sign up, you take our free benefits check. You give your name and email and answer a few questions. A phone step is optional. Then you see offers from partners. Your information may be shared with or sold to marketing partners. They may also contact you (how we use it). Signing up does not apply for housing or put you on any waiting list.

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Before and after you apply

  • Applying is free.
  • If you are on the public housing list, SLHA writes to you by mail when your name comes up or when it updates its files. If you do not answer, or your letter comes back, your name is removed.
  • Tell SLHA about any change in your name, address, phone, email, income or family size within 10 business days. Use RentCafé, or send a Change of Information Form to 3520 Page Blvd.
  • To check the status of an application, call 314-531-4770 or log in to RentCafé.
  • If you have a disability or cannot apply online, you can ask for a paper application by calling (314) 531-4770 or TDD (314) 286-4223.

HUD-reported assistance

7,504HUD-reported voucher units
5,646Voucher units reported in use
3,904HUD-reported public housing units
2,074Occupied public housing units

These figures are HUD reporting-data snapshots, not a count of openings. Equal inventory and occupied counts do not prove that no future opening is possible. Waiting-list status comes from SLHA, not this dataset.

HUD public housing designation: Standard Performer. Standard Performer means the agency met HUD's overall and individual-indicator minimums but did not qualify as a High Performer. It is an operating assessment, not a customer-review rating.

HUD directory dataset retrieved 2026-07-20; record last updated 2026-04-07. Read the data methods and limitations.

Agency and data sources

Related: All Missouri housing agencies · Missouri income limits and Fair Market Rents · How Housing Choice Vouchers work · Section 8 waiting lists at large agencies.