This housing agency serves Stoughton, Massachusetts.
Stoughton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 88 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
4 Capen Street, Stoughton, MA
(781) 344-6599Section 8 Application Checklist
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Stoughton Housing Authority serves 81 low-income households. The agency manages 51 Housing Choice Vouchers and 38 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Stoughton Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Stoughton Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 13 households and make up 17 percent of households served by Stoughton Housing Authority.
There are 65 female-headed renter households living in Stoughton Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Stoughton Housing Authority.
| Black | 15 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 62 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 49 households headed by seniors served by the Stoughton Housing Authority. Senior households are 61% of households in Stoughton Housing Authority housing.
There are 19 persons with disabilities living in Stoughton Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Stoughton Housing Authority.
The Stoughton 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.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Gordon Gross says:
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