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Eligibility Checker

Find out the prevailing income and asset limits for Waiting List applicants.

Income and Asset Limits

The application form together with the Information for Applicants can be obtained free of charge from:

• All public housing estate offices
• The Applications Sub-section of the Housing Department (Podium Level 2, Hong Kong Housing Authority Customer Service Centre, 3 Wang Tau Hom South Road, Lok Fu, Kowloon)
• The Sham Shui Po Housing Information Centre (2/F Podium, Un Chau Shopping Centre, Un Chau Estate, Kowloon)
• All Public Enquiry Service Centres of the Home Affairs Department 

You may also download the application form and the Information for Applicants by clicking the links below:

Waiting List for PRH Application Form [HD300E] (PDF format)

Waiting List for PRH Application Form [HD300E] (GovHK online form)

Waiting List for Public Rental Housing - Information for Applicants [HD273] (PDF format)

Income and Total Net Asset Limits for Single Persons and Families (HD273A) (PDF format)

Declaration Forms for Application for Public Rental Housing (Applicable to Individual Applicant) (PDF format)

If you want to obtain the application form by post, please write to us at P.O. Box 89192 Kowloon City Post Office. Please remember to enclose a clearly written self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage.

Before you fill in the application form, you should read the Information for Applicants carefully to understand:

• The eligibility criteria
• The various priority schemes for the elderly
• Guidelines on completing the application form
• All the application details 

We have produced a video to guide you through how to fill in the application form. Please take a look by clicking the concerned video link on this page.

After you have completed the application form, send it in person or by post together with all the required documents to the Applications Sub-section of the Housing Department. If you are using our e-fillable application form, you have to print the completed application form and sign on it before sending it to us with all the supporting documents. Please note that failing to complete the form properly and / or attach all the supporting documents may cause delay to your application.

Upon receiving your application, we will send you an acknowledgement letter.

We will then conduct a preliminary vetting of your application. Your application form and documents will be returned to you if:

• Your application form has not been properly completed and / or any of the required supporting documents are missing; or
• Your application is not meeting the eligibility criteria.

If your application has passed the preliminary vetting, it will be registered on the Waiting List and you will receive a blue acknowledgement card bearing an application number. If you do not receive the card within three months after submitting your application, you may

• Send a written enquiry to our Applications Sub-section ( P.O. Box 89192 Kowloon City Post Office), or
• Enquire in person at the Applications Enquiry Counter (Podium Level 2, Hong Kong Housing Authority Customer Service Centre), or
• Call the HA Hotline 2712 2712

When you have satisfied all the eligibility criteria and your application is due for flat allocation, we will make a housing offer to you.

To ensure fairness and impartiality, we allocate PRH flats by random computer batching, according to your family size, the prevailing allocation standards, and your choice of district subject to the availability of resources.