This housing agency serves Wayland, Massachusetts.
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The Wayland Housing Authority (WHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The WHA offers two public housing communities dedicated to senior/disabled individuals, and scattered single family homes for families.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the WHA to pick up an application, located at 106 Main St., Wayland, MA 01778, during normal office hours.2. Request that an application be mailed to you by calling 508-655-6310 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.The WHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Wayland.More information can be found by visiting the WHA website , or by calling 508-655-6310 during normal office hours.
Wayland Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 214 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
106 Main Street, Wayland, MA
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Wayland Housing Authority serves 214 low-income households. The agency manages 81 Housing Choice Vouchers and 134 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Wayland Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Wayland Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 47 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Wayland Housing Authority.
There are 154 female-headed renter households living in Wayland Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Wayland Housing Authority.
| Black | 26 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 26 |
| White | 137 |
| Hispanic | 24 |
There are 126 households headed by seniors served by the Wayland Housing Authority. Senior households are 59% of households in Wayland Housing Authority housing.
There are 59 persons with disabilities living in Wayland Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Wayland Housing Authority.
The Wayland Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
HUD rates the performance of Public Housing Agencies. The department looks at physical condition of properties, financial condition, management operations, and use of Public Housing Capital Funds for improvements.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
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