County of San Mateo Section 8 - Moving To Work Program

The Housing Authority of San Mateo County provides rental assistance subsidy (commonly known as Housing Choice Vouchers or Section 8) to income qualified families. The Housing Authority is accepting pre-applications at www.smchousingwaitlist.org.

Please visit the County of San Mateo Department of Housing for more information about this program and other housing resources.

The City has requirements for both market rate residential and commercial developments that support the goal to provide a range of affordable housing for San Mateo residents.  Below are links to that information.
  

• Below Market (Inclusionary) Program
• City of San Mateo Commercial Linkage Fee