This housing agency serves Somerville, New Jersey.
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| Closed: Borough of Somerville, New Jersey Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Borough of Somerville, New Jersey.
The Somerville Housing Authority (SHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from the earliest confirmed date of January 30, 2024, until January 31, 2024. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to call SHA to schedule an appointment.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
This waiting list had the following preference: Must live or work in the Borough of Somerville.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by date and time the application was received, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the SHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the SHA on January 30, 2024.
Somerville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 170 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 9:00am-3:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am-3:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am-3:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am-3:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am-3:00pm |
25 West End Avenue, Somerville, NJ
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Somerville Housing Authority serves 168 low-income households. The agency manages 194 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Somerville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Somerville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 77 households and make up 46 percent of households served by Somerville Housing Authority.
There are 142 female-headed renter households living in Somerville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 85% of those served by the Somerville Housing Authority.
| Black | 102 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 35 |
| Hispanic | 29 |
There are 38 households headed by seniors served by the Somerville Housing Authority. Senior households are 23% of households in Somerville Housing Authority housing.
There are 15 persons with disabilities living in Somerville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 9% of households served by the Somerville Housing Authority.
Somerville Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on January 30, 2024 and closed on January 31, 2024.
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