Housing help · Kansas

Rent & mortgage help in Kansas

Behind on rent, facing eviction, or worried about your mortgage? Start with the section that fits you. Everything here is free.

Links last checked October 26, 2026. Programs open and close, so confirm before you apply.

Call 211Or text your ZIP code to 898-211. Free, 24/7 in most areas: local rent, utility and food help.

HUD counseling line: (800) 569-4287Connects you to a HUD-approved housing counselor, free or low-cost.

Act fast

Got an eviction notice?

Don't ignore it, and don't move out yet. Read every date on the notice. In most cases a landlord has to go through the court to make you leave, and you have the right to respond.
Go to your court date. If you miss it, you can lose automatically.
Get free legal help today. Legal aid offices help low-income tenants for free, and having a lawyer can change the outcome. Use the legal aid finders below.
Apply for rent help at the same time. Some programs can pay back rent so the case gets dropped. Tell them you have an eviction case, since some programs put those first.
Keep records. Save every notice, receipt, text and email with your landlord.

Find free legal aid →Legal Services Corporation's map of legal aid offices. Kansas tenant rights →Pick Kansas on LawHelp.org for guides and local legal help. HUD eviction help for Kansas →HUD's page of Kansas eviction prevention resources.

Eviction help HUD lists for Kansas

Get caught up

Behind on rent

Call 211 (or text your ZIP code to 898-211). Tell them how much you owe and by when. They know which local programs have money right now.
Contact your community action agency. These local nonprofits often hand out emergency rent and utility money. Find yours by ZIP →
Talk to your landlord early, before the rent is late if you can. Ask for a payment plan in writing. Use our script →
Free up money from other bills. Utility help and SNAP food benefits can leave more for rent. National Energy Assistance Referral line: (866) 674-6327.

Programs HUD lists for Kansas

Agency Directory | KACAP

From HUD's Rental Help: Kansas page. Watch out for anyone who charges a fee to "help" you apply for rent assistance. Real programs are free.

Longer term

Need cheaper housing

Housing authorities run two big programs. Section 8 (Housing Choice Vouchers) helps pay rent for a home you find. Public housing is apartments they own. Rent is usually about 30% of your income.

Waitlists are often long or closed. Apply to more than one housing authority. Many let you apply even if you don't live in their area.
Keep your contact info updated with every list you're on. If they can't reach you when your name comes up, you can lose your spot.
Ask each office about other programs. Some have shorter waits for seniors, people with disabilities, or veterans.

All 102 housing authorities in Kansas

Agra Housing Authority Agra · Public housing
(785) 638-2858 · Email
Anthony Housing Authority Anthony · Public housing
(620) 842-5331 · Email
South Central KS Area Agency On Aging (Cowley Co.) Arkansas City · Section 8
(620) 442-6063 · Email
Atchison Housing Authority Atchison · Section 8 + public housing
(913) 367-3323 · Email
Atwood Housing Authority Atwood · Public housing
(785) 626-9572 · Email
Augusta Housing Authority Augusta · Public housing
(316) 775-6971 · Email
Belleville Housing Authority Belleville · Public housing
(785) 527-5730 · Email
Beloit Housing Authority Beloit · Public housing
(785) 738-5210 · Email
Bird City Housing Authority Bird City · Public housing
(785) 734-2407 · Email
Blue Rapids Housing Authority Blue Rapids · Public housing
(785) 363-7711 · Email
Nicodemus Housing Authority Bogue · Public housing
(785) 839-4484 · Email
Burrton Housing Authority Burrton · Public housing
(620) 463-5077 · Email
Cawker City Housing Authority Cawker City · Public housing
(785) 781-4443 · Email
Chanute Housing Authority Chanute · Section 8 + public housing
(620) 431-7320 · Email
Chapman Housing Authority Chapman · Public housing
(785) 922-6229 · Email
Cherryvale Housing Authority Cherryvale · Public housing
(620) 336-3939 · Email
City of Clay Center Clay Center · Public housing
(785) 632-2100 · Email
Housing Authority of the City of Colby Colby · Public housing
(785) 460-6763 · Email
Columbus Housing Authority Columbus · Public housing
(620) 429-1050 · Email
Dodge City Housing Authority Dodge City · Section 8 + public housing
(620) 225-1965 · Email
Ford County Housing Authority Dodge City · Section 8
(620) 471-4711 · Email
Downs Housing Authority Downs · Public housing
(785) 454-3914 · Email
Florence Housing Authority Florence · Public housing
(620) 878-4371 · Email
Fort Scott Housing Authority Fort Scott · Public housing
(620) 223-4570 · Email
Frontenac Housing Authority Frontenac · Public housing
(620) 232-1042 · Email
Galena Housing Authority Galena · Public housing
(620) 783-5525 · Email
Garden City Housing Authority Garden City · Public housing
(620) 276-1240 · Email
Gaylord Housing Authority Gaylord · Public housing
(785) 697-2690 · Email
Crawford County Girard · Section 8
(620) 724-8204 · Email
Girard Housing Authority Girard · Public housing
(620) 724-8668 · Email
Housing Authority of the City of Goodland Goodland · Public housing
(785) 890-5591 · Email
Great Bend Housing Authority Great Bend · Section 8 + public housing
(620) 793-7761 · Email
Greenleaf Housing Authority Greenleaf · Public housing
(785) 747-2865 · Email
Halstead Housing Authority Halstead · Public housing
(316) 835-2026 · Email
Hanover Housing Authority Hanover · Public housing
(785) 337-2692 · Email
Hays Housing Authority Hays · Section 8 + public housing
(785) 625-1188 · Email
Housing Authority of the City of Herington KS Herington · Public housing
(785) 258-2510 · Email
NEK-CAP, Inc. Hiawatha · Section 8
(785) 742-2222 · Email
Ellis County Housing Authority Hill City · Section 8
(785) 421-2151 · Email
Hill City Housing Authority Hill City · Public housing
(785) 421-2348 · Email
Hillsboro Housing Authority Hillsboro · Public housing
(620) 947-2235 · Email
Holton Housing Authority Holton · Public housing
(785) 364-2130 · Email
Horton Housing Authority Horton · Public housing
(785) 486-3615 · Email
Howard Housing Authority Howard · Public housing
(620) 374-2386 · Email
Housing Authority of the City of Hoxie Hoxie · Public housing
(785) 675-2171 · Email
Humboldt Housing Authority Humboldt · Public housing
(620) 473-2391 · Email
Iola Housing Authority Iola · Public housing
(620) 365-5143 · Email
Jetmore Housing Authority Jetmore · Public housing
(620) 357-8535 · Email
Junction City Housing Authority Junction City · Public housing
(785) 238-5882 · Email
Kansas City, KS Housing Authority Kansas City · Section 8 + public housing
(913) 281-3300 · Email
Kinsley Housing Authority Kinsley · Public housing
(620) 659-2602 · Email
Lawrence/Douglas County Housing Authority Lawrence · Section 8 + public housing
(785) 842-8110 · Email
Leavenworth Housing Authority Leavenworth · Section 8 + public housing
(913) 682-2200 · Email
Johnson County Housing Authority Lenexa · Section 8
(913) 715-6600 · Email
Liberal Housing Authority Liberal · Public housing
(620) 624-5501 · Email
Lincoln Housing Authority Lincoln · Public housing
(785) 524-4887 · Email
Lindsborg Housing Authority Lindsborg · Public housing
(785) 227-3597 · Email
Linn Housing Authority Linn · Public housing
(785) 348-5774 · Email
Luray Housing Authority Luray · Public housing
(785) 698-2455 · Email
Lyons Housing Authority Lyons · Public housing
(620) 257-5241 · Email
Manhattan Housing Authority Manhattan · Section 8 + public housing
(785) 776-8588 · Email
North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging Manhattan · Section 8
(785) 776-9294 · Email
Mankato Housing Authority Mankato · Public housing
(785) 378-3017 · Email
Marion Housing Authority Marion · Public housing
(620) 382-2218 · Email
Housing Authority of Medicine Lodge Medicine Lodge · Public housing
(620) 886-5801 · Email
Minneapolis Housing Authority Minneapolis · Public housing
(785) 392-3272 · Email
Moundridge Housing Authority Moundridge · Public housing
(620) 345-2644 · Email
Neodesha Housing Authority Neodesha · Public housing
(620) 325-2440 · Email
Newton Housing Authority Newton · Section 8 + public housing
(316) 283-8500 · Email
North Newton Housing Authority North Newton · Public housing
(316) 283-8731 · Email
Norton Housing Authority Norton · Public housing
(785) 877-2714 · Email
Oakley Housing Authority Oakley · Public housing
(785) 671-4414 · Email
Oberlin Housing Authority Oberlin · Public housing
(785) 475-3010 · Email
Olathe Housing Authority Olathe · Section 8 + public housing
(913) 971-6260 · Email
Osborne Housing Authority Osborne · Public housing
(785) 346-2727 · Email
Lyon County/eckan Housing Authority Ottawa · Section 8
(785) 242-7453 · Email
Paola Housing Authority Paola · Public housing
(913) 294-4731 · Email
Parsons Housing Authority Parsons · Public housing
(620) 421-7040 · Email
Phillipsburg Housing Authority Phillipsburg · Public housing
(785) 543-5921 · Email
Pittsburg Housing Authority Pittsburg · Section 8
(620) 232-1210 · Email
Pleasanton Housing Authority Pleasanton · Public housing
(913) 352-6289 · Email
Russell Housing Authority Russell · Public housing
(785) 483-3400 · Email
Sabetha Housing Authority Sabetha · Public housing
(785) 284-3075 · Email
Salina Housing Authority Salina · Section 8 + public housing
(785) 827-0441 · Email
Sedgwick Housing Authority Sedgwick · Public housing
(316) 772-5354 · Email
Seneca Housing Authority Seneca · Public housing
(785) 336-2144 · Email
Solomon Housing Authority Solomon · Public housing
(785) 655-9422 · Email
South Hutchinson Housing Authority South Hutchinson · Public housing
(620) 665-6473 · Email
St. Francis Housing Authority St Francis · Public housing
(785) 332-3934 · Email
Stafford Housing Authority Stafford · Public housing
(620) 234-6929 · Email
Sterling Housing Authority Sterling · Public housing
(620) 278-2640 · Email
Strong City Housing Authority Strong City · Public housing
(620) 273-6694 · Email
Topeka Housing Authority Topeka · Section 8 + public housing
(785) 286-7277 · Email
Ulysses Housing Authority Ulysses · Public housing
(620) 356-3972 · Email
Valley Falls Housing Authority Valley Falls · Public housing
(913) 367-3323 · Email
Victoria Housing Authority Victoria · Public housing
(785) 735-2620 · Email
Wamego Housing Authority Wamego · Public housing
(785) 456-7675 · Email
Washington Housing Authority Washington · Public housing
(785) 325-2416 · Email
Waterville Housing Authority Waterville · Public housing
(785) 363-2239 · Email
Wellington Housing Authority Wellington · Public housing
(620) 326-5821 · Email
Wichita Housing Authority Wichita · Section 8 + public housing
(316) 462-3700 · Email
Winfield Housing Authority Winfield · Public housing
(620) 221-4936 · Email

Homeowners

Behind on your mortgage

Call your mortgage servicer now, the company you send payments to, even if foreclosure has already started. Ask what options they have, such as a repayment plan, forbearance (a pause), or a loan modification.
Talk to a free HUD-approved housing counselor. They can review your options and help you deal with the servicer. Call (800) 569-4287 or pick one below.
Ask about state help. Your state's housing finance agency may run programs for homeowners. Check HUD's Kansas links above, and ask your counselor what's open now.

3 HUD-approved housing counselors in Kansas

Catholic Charities of Southwest Kansas Dodge City · Cre, English, French, Spanish, Swa
(620) 227-1562 · Email · Website
Community Housing of Wyandotte County, INC. Kansas City · English, Spanish
(913) 342-7580 · Email · Website
Cambridge Credit Counseling Corporation - Wichita Branch Wichita · English
(800) 757-1788 · Email · Website

Foreclosure rescue scams target people in your spot. The FTC warns:

It's illegal for a company to charge you anything until you have a written offer from your lender that you accept.
Never sign your home's deed over to anyone. You likely won't get it back, and you still owe the mortgage.
Anyone who tells you to stop talking to your lender or counselor, or guarantees results, is a red flag.

Near you

Free help near you

HUD-approved housing counselors give free or low-cost help with rent, budgets and avoiding foreclosure. Housing authorities run Section 8 vouchers and public housing.

More official finders

Free legal aid →Legal Services Corporation's map of free legal aid offices. Enter your address. Your state's legal help site →LawHelp.org: tenant rights guides and legal aid by state. Community action agency →Local nonprofits that often have emergency rent and utility money. Search by ZIP. Housing counselor finder →The CFPB's search of HUD's official counselor list.

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Need help right now? Dial 211 or text your ZIP code to 898-211 for local food, rent, and utility help, 24/7 in most areas. More free help →