This housing agency serves New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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New Bedford Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,657 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
134 South 2nd Street, New Bedford, MA
Visit Website — (508) 997-4800New Bedford Housing Authority serves 3,543 low-income households. The agency manages 1,932 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,708 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by New Bedford Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of New Bedford Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 1,098 households and make up 31 percent of households served by New Bedford Housing Authority.
There are 2586 female-headed renter households living in New Bedford Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the New Bedford Housing Authority.
Black | 638 |
Native American | 35 |
White | 1,417 |
Hispanic | 1,453 |
There are 1169 households headed by seniors served by the New Bedford Housing Authority. Senior households are 33% of households in New Bedford Housing Authority housing.
There are 1027 persons with disabilities living in New Bedford Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the New Bedford Housing Authority.
The New Bedford 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.
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