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Affordable Senior Apartments in New Castle County, DE

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers across New Castle County, the cities they are in, and where to get free local help.

Licensed affordable senior apartments providers: 10

Affordable Senior Apartments · 12 beds · small community · Wilmington, DE

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Income-restricted (affordable)HUD Section 202

Rent is limited to households under income caps that vary by area. Check with the property.

HUD Section 202 property ID S202-800003867 · About this housing program ↗
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Cities in New Castle County

No city-level affordable senior apartments listings are attached to this county yet.

Local housing costs

HUD’s fair market rent for New Castle County sets what a housing voucher covers here. It is a useful floor for what local housing costs, not a price for care.

One-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,520per month
Two-bedroom fair market rent (FY2026)
$1,810per month
Income limit, one person (FY2026)
$42,950per year
Income limit, four people (FY2026)
$61,350per year

The income limits are HUD’s very low income threshold, about 50 percent of area median income. They are the line most Section 8 and income-restricted senior housing programs use. HUD publishes a one-person and a four-person figure, so households of two or three fall between the two numbers above.

Local aging & Medicaid contacts

Long-term care ombudsman

Free help with complaints about care and residents' rights in nursing homes and assisted living.

Delaware Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program

Official ombudsman website

Source: State LTC Ombudsman

No county-matched Area Agency on Aging row yet for New Castle County.

Aging & Disability Resource Center

Delaware Aging & Disability Resource Center · 1-800-223-9074

Official ADRC page

Source: Aging & disability resource center

Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Delaware State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)

Official SHIP website

Source: Medicare counseling (SHIP)

Delaware Medicaid HCBS / LTSS programs

State-level Medicaid waiver contacts (not invented county Medicaid offices). Official agency pages only.

  • Diamond State Health Plan Plus (DSHP-Plus). Delaware’s prior 1915(c) Elderly and Disabled Waiver is terminated on Medicaid.gov. Elderly / disabled LTSS HCBS is delivered through DSHP-Plus under the Diamond State Health Plan 1115 demonstration.
Source: State Medicaid program

Questions families ask

How do families in New Castle County learn about Medicaid long-term care options?

Delaware runs named Medicaid programs that pay for care at home and in assisted living. This page links to the official state pages for each.

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