About Us
Learn more about the Victoria Housing Authority, our programs, leadership, and agency updates.
About VHA
The Victoria Housing Authority was established in 1950 and empowered with the responsibility to maintain the Public Housing Programs of the City of Victoria. The Victoria Housing Authority owns and manages 321 public housing units in Victoria.
In 1974 the Section 8 Program was established by the Victoria Housing Authority when it received its first Annual Contributions Contract under the Section 8 Existing Housing Assistance Payments Program. Today this Program is known as the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
The objective to the Victoria Housing Authority is to provide housing to low-income families that is decent, safe, sanitary, and in good repair, on a continued basis.
Victoria Housing Authority offers the Public Housing Program and the Housing Choice Voucher Program.
At a Glance
Public Housing
- Property Owner: Housing Authority.
- How Rent is Paid: To Housing Authority.
- How to Apply: Applicants apply at Housing Authority Office when the waitlist is opened.
- Wait Time: Depends on the size of unit qualified for and the availability of units/size of units available.
- Selection Process: When a unit becomes available the family at the top of the waitlist for that unit size will be offered the unit. If they decline the offer, the next family on the list will be offered the unit.
Housing Choice Voucher Program
- Property Owner: Private Sector Landlord or Property Management Company.
- How Rent is Paid: Tenants pay a portion of rent, based on income, to the Landlord or Property Management Company. Housing Authority pays the remaining portion of rent through Housing Assistance Payments.
- How to Apply: Applicants apply at Housing Authority Office when the waitlist is opened.
- Wait Time: Depends upon funding availability or number of vouchers available for lease.
- Selection Process: Applicants are called from the waitlist to be issued a voucher in the order in which they applied.
Message from the Director
Welcome and thank you for visiting our site. I am Tammy Emerson, Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the City of Victoria, also known as the Victoria Housing Authority. We are a medium public housing agency with both Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) programs. We have 321 public housing units consisting of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom apartments and also have 359 Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8).
Our website will provide you with some basic information on our programs and eligibility requirements. Not to mention find tips on how to apply, maintenance and how to contact us.
Victoria Housing Authority has been around since 1950. The City of Victoria is a small town with a big city feel and is conveniently located within 2 hours of major cities such as San Antonio, Houston and Austin, the capital of Texas.
The mission of the Victoria Housing Authority is to enhance the Victoria community by creating and sustaining decent, safe, and affordable living environments for lower-income families, elderly and persons with disabilities; and to foster stability and self-sufficiency and a sense of community and pride in neighborhoods where they reside. We are committed to fostering an environment that meets these goals.
Executive Director
Our Staff
Repositioning
View current Victoria Housing Authority repositioning and planning documents.
2026 PHA Annual Plan – Significant Amendment (opens in a new tab)