This housing agency serves Cumberland, Kentucky.
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The Housing Authority of Cumberland (HAC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HAC offers one Public Housing community with 140 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 5 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HAC office to pick up a pre-application, located at 178 Russell Dr, Cumberland, KY 40823, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members.The HAC does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.For more information, call the HAC office at (606) 589-4600, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of Cumberland provides affordable housing for up to 140 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
178 Russell Drive, Cumberland, KY
(606) 589-4600Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Cumberland serves 138 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 138 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Cumberland. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Housing Authority of Cumberland households.
Working adults head 57 households and make up 42 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Cumberland.
There are 71 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Cumberland housing. Households headed by females are 52% of those served by the Housing Authority of Cumberland.
| Black | 12 |
| White | 126 |
There are 37 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Cumberland. Senior households are 27% of households in Housing Authority of Cumberland housing.
There are 38 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Cumberland housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Housing Authority of Cumberland.
The Housing Authority of Cumberland is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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