This housing agency serves Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
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Closed: Wilkes Barre Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
Open Until Further Notice: Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,814 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
50 Lincoln Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Visit Website — (570) 825-6657Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority serves 1,376 low-income households. The agency manages 957 Housing Choice Vouchers and 821 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 412 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority.
There are 949 female-headed renter households living in Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 69% of those served by the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority.
Black | 372 |
White | 564 |
Hispanic | 427 |
There are 440 households headed by seniors served by the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority. Senior households are 32% of households in Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority housing.
There are 344 persons with disabilities living in Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority.
The Wilkes-Barre 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.
Wilkes-Barre Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 28, 2024 and closed on March 28, 2024.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesJenn Rebecca Jones says:
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