This housing agency serves Warwick, Rhode Island.
Warwick Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 867 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1035 West Shore Road, Warwick, RI
(401) 732-8500Section 8 Application Checklist
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Warwick Housing Authority serves 694 low-income households. The agency manages 349 Housing Choice Vouchers and 506 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Warwick Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Warwick Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 90 households and make up 13 percent of households served by Warwick Housing Authority.
There are 458 female-headed renter households living in Warwick Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Warwick Housing Authority.
| Black | 28 |
| Native American | 7 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 618 |
| Hispanic | 42 |
There are 388 households headed by seniors served by the Warwick Housing Authority. Senior households are 56% of households in Warwick Housing Authority housing.
There are 360 persons with disabilities living in Warwick Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 52% of households served by the Warwick Housing Authority.
The Warwick 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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