Scan your ID to auto-fill
Same method as the iPad intake β scan the barcode on the back of your driver licence or state ID and your name, address, DOB and ID number fill themselves. Nothing leaves your device until you press Save.
Applicant
You β the person applying. These are the fields the scan fills.
Household members 1
Everyone who'll live in the unit β the household count drives your income limits.
Income $0 / yr
Every stream β amount and source. This is the number the application turns on. Match it to your documents.
Assets $0
Bank, retirement, property β Housing Connect asks for these too.
Am I qualified?
Enter your household. The server returns every AMI band your income sits inside β those are the listings worth your time.
Volume is the edge β every listing is an independent draw. Log each so nothing falls through.
Response-ready pack
When your log number is reached you get a short window to send documents. People lose their unit here, not in the draw. Tick these off before you're ever called.
Profile completeness gate
The silent killer: Housing Connect only assigns a log number if your Household Info is complete. Incomplete = you were never in the draw. Keep all of it green.
Insights
Your pipeline, analysed server-side. More live draws in play = better odds somewhere.
By borough
By AMI band
By status
The real edge
You can't rig a random draw. You can stack the odds. Tap each for what it is, the steps, and where you stand.
New-listing radar
Housing Connect does not push you when new lotteries open β so people miss deadlines. Open the portal to scan for new lotteries:
Not affiliated with the City of New York. Official portal: housingconnect.nyc.gov.