Welcome to the Housing Authority of the City of Salem (SHA). The SHA provides public housing to low and moderate income families, seniors and people with disabilities. Our mission is to provide decent, safe and sanitary public housing to those in need. We maintain 180 units in three apartment complexes. 

We also manage 30 housing choice vouchers. This program allows participants to secure housing from private-sector landlords. The majority of our clients have used the vouchers within Salem County. However, many people have taken advantage of the program’s portability feature to secure housing throughout the United States that better suited their wants and needs.

 Effective May 1, 2020, the Housing Autority of the City of Salem has switched to accepting online applications only. Applicants who have successfully submitted their waitlist application can check their status online. Links to our online application and waitlist status can be found on our home page and under the Programs tab.

• SHA Waitlist Application
• SHA Applicant Status

Please Note:  If your application was not selected during the Lottery Process you will receive a response that states "Application Not Found"

SHA OPRA Request Form 062024

Housing Authority of the City of Salem
PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE
Pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Meetings Act
Date: Thursday, June 4, 2026
Time: 5:00 PM

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Commissioners of the Housing Authority of the City of Salem in Salem, NJ (“SHA”) will hold a regular public meeting on Thursday June 04, 2026, at 5:00 PM.
The meeting will be held Virtually and in person at the SHA Broadway Towers Community Room/Board Room, 205 Seventh Street, Salem, NJ 08079.

The following items of business will be addressed at the public meeting:

The Housing Authority of the City of Salem will make every effort to ensure that the meeting is accessible to people with disabilities.
Dated: April 20, 2026
Board of Commissioners
Housing Authority of the City of Salem