Section 8 NED: Designated Housing and One-Year Mainstream Programs

The Designated Housing (DSG) and the One-Year Mainstream (MS1) housing programs provide Section 8 tenant-based vouchers to very low-income non-elderly disabled families and individuals.

Program Guidelines and Information

This program, collectively referred to as Non-Elderly Disabled (NED) vouchers, is an integral part of the Commonwealth’s housing continuum that provides permanent housing for persons with disabilities. It is administered by the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) with our regional administering agency partners. 

How it works:

• The NED programs provide Section 8 / Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) tenant-based vouchers to non-elderly disabled families and individuals.
• NED vouchers are issued to eligible households selected from the standard Section 8 HCVP waiting list.
• All conventional Section 8 HCVP program requirements apply.
• See EOHLC Administrative Plan Section 26.1 for details.

Application process:

• Applicants may apply directly to the EOHLC Section 8 waiting list through any one of its regional administering agencies.

Grants:

• Up to 800 NED vouchers are distributed by EOHLC throughout the Commonwealth.

For further information:

• Please contact the Bureau of Rental Assistance at [phone].