Dedham Housing Applicants

The Non-Smoking Policy applies to all Dedham Housing Authority properties.  Click here for the policy. 

Dedham Housing Authority administers state public housing and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs for low-income family, elderly and disabled households.  The CHAMP-State public housing application can be accessed here: CHAMP

For Additional information on these programs, the waiting lists, and Dedham Housing Authority's eligibility requirements, review the following information.

Public Housing

Public housing aims to provide safe and comfortable rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing includes apartments owned and managed by public housing authorities. Essentially, public housing is low-rent housing for eligible families, the elderly, and people with disabilities who meet the income guidelines and eligibility qualifications.

There are two types of public housing programs available to low-income households looking for federally or state subsidized housing assistance:

Elderly/Disabled Public Housing - the DHA oversees 4 elderly/disabled developments

• The DHA manges three state developments for elderly/disabled residents: Parkway Court (25 units), Doggett Circle (80 units) and O'Neil Drive (100 units).
• The Hitchins Drive building provides family unit housing for 8 clients of Department of Mental Health..

Family Public Housing - the DHA oversees two family developments

• The DHA manages two state developments: Veterans Road (78 units) and Parker Staples Road (26 units).

How to Apply for Public Housing

You can come into the DHA office during business hours or apply online at:  www.publichousingapplication.ocd.state.ma.us or google CHAMP Wait List.   You can also update your applications and priorities by logging into the CHAMP website. 

Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (Leased Housing)

The Dedham Housing Authority administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program for Belmont HA, Billerica HA, Dedham HA, Holbrook HA, Millis HA, Oxford HA,Warren HA, Webster HA,  Wellesley HA and North Attleborough HA which provides housing assistance to low-income households.  Participants in this program rent private apartments in the community and receive financial assistance from HUD's HCV program to pay a portion of the rent.  The participant usually pays 30-40% of their monthly income towards the rent.  They may have to pay for some utilities.

Click on the following Housing Authority links to view the Utility Allowance Standards (top of page) and  Payment Standards (bottom of page) for Section 8 Participants.

Bellingham Housing Authority
Belmont Housing Authority
Billerica Housing Authority
Dedham Housing Authority
Holbrook Housing Authority
Millis Housing Authority
North Attleboro Housing Authority
Oxford Housing Authority
Warren Housing Authority
Webster Housing Authority
Wellesley Housing Authority


The DHA uses 105% of HUD's FMRs for cities/towns not listed above.  Please see their website    https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html

The Dedham Housing Authority also administers 24  Section 8 Project Based vouchers at Mill Village in Dedham.  To apply :  https://info.affordablehousing.com/dedham

How to Apply for the Section 8 Voucher Program

You can come into the DHA office during business hours or apply online at:  www.affordablehousing.com

Tips for HCV Search: click here

Maintaining your HCV Voucher:  click here

HCV Tenant Responsibilities:  click here