Housing help · Nebraska

Rent & mortgage help in Nebraska

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. Nebraska tenant rights →Pick Nebraska on LawHelp.org for guides and local legal help. HUD eviction help for Nebraska →HUD's page of Nebraska eviction prevention resources.

Eviction help HUD lists for Nebraska

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 Nebraska

From HUD's Rental Help: Nebraska 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 105 housing authorities in Nebraska

Ainsworth Housing Authority Ainsworth · Public housing
(402) 387-2550 · Email
Albion Housing Authority Albion · Public housing
(402) 395-2224 · Email
Alliance Housing Authority Alliance · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 762-5130 · Email
Alma Housing Authority Alma · Public housing
(308) 928-2161 · Email
Ansley Housing Authority Ansley · Public housing
(308) 935-1632 · Email
Auburn Housing Authority Auburn · Public housing
(402) 274-4525 · Email
Aurora Housing Authority Aurora · Public housing
(402) 694-3292 · Email
Bassett Housing Authority Bassett · Public housing
(402) 684-3329 · Email
Bayard Housing Authority Bayard · Public housing
(308) 586-1512 · Email
Beatrice Housing Authority Beatrice · Section 8
(402) 223-3809 · Email
Beemer Housing Authority Beemer · Public housing
(402) 528-3553 · Email
Bellevue Housing Authority Bellevue · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 734-5448 · Email
Benkelman Housing Authority Benkelman · Public housing
(308) 423-2125 · Email
Blair Housing Authority Blair · Public housing
(402) 426-4552 · Email
Blue Hill Housing Authority Blue Hill · Public housing
(402) 756-2621 · Email
Bridgeport Housing Authority Bridgeport · Public housing
(308) 262-1690 · Email
Broken Bow Housing Authority Broken Bow · Public housing
(308) 872-2850 · Email
Burwell Housing Authority Burwell · Public housing
(308) 346-5136 · Email
Cairo Housing Authority Cairo · Public housing
(308) 485-4722 · Email
Cambridge Housing Authority Cambridge · Public housing
(308) 697-3819 · Email
Chappell Housing Authority Chappell · Public housing
(308) 874-2715 · Email
Clarkson Housing Authority Clarkson · Public housing
(402) 892-3416 · Email
Clay Center Housing Authority Clay Center · Public housing
(402) 762-3503 · Email
Coleridge Housing Authority Coleridge · Public housing
(402) 283-4222 · Email
Columbus Housing Authority Columbus · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 564-1131 · Email
Cozad Housing Authority Cozad · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 784-3661 · Email
Creighton Housing Authority Creighton · Public housing
(402) 358-5668 · Email
City of Crete Housing Authority Crete · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 826-2678 · Email
Curtis Housing Authority Curtis · Public housing
(308) 367-4168 · Email
David City Housing Authority David City · Public housing
(402) 367-3587 · Email
Deshler Housing Authority Deshler · Public housing
(402) 365-7288 · Email
Edgar Housing Authority Edgar · Public housing
(402) 224-3915 · Email
Emerson Housing Authority Emerson · Public housing
(402) 695-2557 · Email
Fairbury Housing Authority Fairbury · Public housing
(402) 729-3451 · Email
Fairmont Housing Authority Fairmont · Public housing
(402) 268-2891 · Email
Falls City Housing Authority Falls City · Public housing
(402) 245-4204 · Email
Fremont Housing Authority Fremont · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 727-4848 · Email
Friend Housing Authority Friend · Public housing
(402) 947-6371 · Email
Genoa Housing Authority Genoa · Public housing
(402) 993-2493 · Email
Scotts Bluff County Housing Authority Gering · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 632-0473 · Email
Gibbon Housing Agency Gibbon · Public housing
(308) 234-3000 · Email
Gordon Housing Authority Gordon · Public housing
(308) 633-0490 · Email
Gothenburg Housing Authority Gothenburg · Public housing
(308) 537-7275 · Email
Hall County Housing Authority Grand Island · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 385-5530 · Email
Grant Housing Authority Grant · Public housing
(308) 352-4346 · Email
Greeley Housing Authority Greeley · Public housing
(308) 428-4375 · Email
Gresham Housing Authority Gresham · Public housing
(402) 735-7292 · Email
Harvard Housing Authority Harvard · Public housing
(402) 772-4091 · Email
Hastings Housing Authority Hastings · Section 8
(402) 463-1061 · Email
Hay Springs Housing Authority Hay Springs · Public housing
(308) 638-4516 · Email
Hemingford Housing Authority Hemingford · Public housing
(308) 487-5322 · Email
Henderson Housing Authority Henderson · Public housing
(402) 723-4250 · Email
Hooper Housing Authority Hooper · Public housing
(402) 727-4848 · Email
Humboldt Housing Authority Humboldt · Public housing
(402) 862-3201 · Email
Imperial Housing Authority Imperial · Public housing
(308) 882-5321 · Email
Indianola Housing Authority Indianola · Public housing
(308) 364-2423 · Email
Kearney Housing Agency Kearney · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 234-3000 · Email
Lexington Housing Authority Lexington · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 324-4633 · Email
Lincoln Housing Authority Lincoln · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 434-5500 · Email
Central Nebraska Jt Housing Authority Loup City · Section 8
(308) 745-0780 · Email
Loup City Housing Authority Loup City · Public housing
(308) 745-4617 · Email
Lynch Housing Authority Lynch · Public housing
(402) 569-2910 · Email
Lyons Housing Authority Lyons · Public housing
(402) 687-2633 · Email
McCook Housing Authority Mc Cook · Section 8 + public housing
(308) 345-3605 · Email
Minden Housing Agency Minden · Public housing
(308) 234-3000 · Email
Nebraska City Housing Authority Nebraska City · Public housing
(402) 873-5451 · Email
Neligh Housing Authority Neligh · Public housing
(402) 887-4912 · Email
Nelson Housing Authority Nelson · Public housing
(402) 225-3611 · Email
Newman Grove Housing Authority Newman Grove · Public housing
(402) 447-6141 · Email
Niobrara Housing Authority Niobrara · Public housing
(402) 857-3411 · Email
Norfolk Housing Agency Norfolk · Section 8
(402) 844-2080 · Email
North Loup Housing Authority North Loup · Public housing
(308) 496-4200 · Email
North Platte Housing Authority North Platte · Public housing
(308) 534-4887 · Email
Oakland Housing Authority Oakland · Public housing
(402) 685-5440 · Email
West Central Nebraska Joint Housing Authority Ogallala · Section 8
(308) 284-7315 · Email
Douglas County Housing Authority Omaha · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 444-6203 · Email
Omaha Housing Authority Omaha · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 444-6900 · Email
Ord Housing Authority Ord · Public housing
(308) 728-3770 · Email
Oshkosh Housing Authority Oshkosh · Public housing
(308) 772-3941 · Email
Oxford Housing Authority Oxford · Public housing
(308) 824-3188 · Email
Pawnee City Housing Authority Pawnee City · Public housing
(402) 852-2133 · Email
Plattsmouth Housing Authority Plattsmouth · Public housing
(402) 296-3380 · Email
Ravenna Housing Authority Ravenna · Public housing
(308) 452-4233 · Email
Red Cloud Housing Authority Red Cloud · Public housing
(402) 746-2262 · Email
St. Edward Housing Authority Saint Edward · Public housing
(402) 678-2288 · Email
Sargent Housing Authority Sargent · Public housing
(308) 527-4204 · Email
Schuyler Housing Authority Schuyler · Public housing
(402) 352-2431 · Email
Shelton Housing Authority Shelton · Public housing
(308) 647-6673 · Email
South Sioux City Housing Agency South Sioux City · Section 8
(402) 494-7514 · Email
St. Paul Housing Authority St Paul · Public housing
(308) 754-5251 · Email
Stanton Housing Authority Stanton · Public housing
(402) 439-2005 · Email
Stromsburg Housing Authority Stromsburg · Public housing
(402) 764-6521 · Email
Sutherland Housing Authority Sutherland · Public housing
(308) 386-8229 · Email
Syracuse Housing Authority Syracuse · Public housing
(402) 269-2851 · Email
Tecumseh Housing Authority Tecumseh · Public housing
(402) 335-2866 · Email
Tekamah Housing Authority Tekamah · Public housing
(402) 374-1740 · Email
Tilden Housing Authority Tilden · Public housing
(402) 368-7714 · Email
Verdigre Housing Authority Verdigre · Public housing
(402) 668-2237 · Email
Wayne Housing Authority Wayne · Public housing
(402) 375-2868 · Email
Weeping Water Housing Authority Weeping Water · Public housing
(402) 267-6565 · Email
Wilber Housing Authority Wilber · Public housing
(402) 821-2298 · Email
Goldenrod Regional Housing Agency Wisner · Section 8
(402) 529-6278 · Email
Wood River Housing Authority Wood River · Public housing
(308) 583-2405 · Email
Wymore Housing Authority Wymore · Public housing
(402) 303-0593 · Email
York Housing Authority York · Section 8 + public housing
(402) 362-5900 · 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 Nebraska links above, and ask your counselor what's open now.

8 HUD-approved housing counselors in Nebraska

Family Housing Advisory Services, Incorporate Bellevue · English, Spanish
(402) 934-6750 · Email · Website
High Plains Community Development Corporation Chadron · English
(308) 432-4346
Blue Valley Community Action Partnership Fairbury · English
(402) 729-2278
Neighborhoods, INC. Dba Neighborworks Lincoln Lincoln · English
(402) 477-7181 · Website
Credit Advisors Foundation Omaha · English, Korean, Oth, Spanish
(402) 393-3100 · Email · Website
Credit Advisors Foundation Omaha · English, Korean, Oth, Spanish
(877) 677-5779 · Email · Website
Credit Advisors Foundation Omaha · English, Korean, Oth, Spanish
(402) 514-3340 · Email · Website
Family Housing Advisory Services, INC. Omaha · English
(402) 934-6741

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 →