This housing agency serves Ozark and Van Buren, Arkansas.
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Van Buren Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 198 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1701 Chestnut Street, Van Buren, AR
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Van Buren Housing Authority serves 191 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 191 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 52 percent of households served by Van Buren Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 85 percent of Van Buren Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 49 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Van Buren Housing Authority.
There are 141 female-headed renter households living in Van Buren Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Van Buren Housing Authority.
| Black | 10 |
| Native American | 8 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 147 |
| Hispanic | 23 |
There are 68 households headed by seniors served by the Van Buren Housing Authority. Senior households are 36% of households in Van Buren Housing Authority housing.
There are 51 persons with disabilities living in Van Buren Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 27% of households served by the Van Buren Housing Authority.
The Van Buren 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Courtney Cannon Scott says:
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