Georgetown Housing Authority

This housing agency serves Georgetown County, South Carolina.

Waiting List
Closed: Georgetown Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List Learn More
Open Until Further Notice: Georgetown County, South Carolina Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List Learn More

Closed: Georgetown Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List

The Georgetown Housing Authority (GHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently closed. Applications were last accepted on July 11, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to print the paper application that was available online.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the GHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the GHA, as of July 14, 2020.

Open Until Further Notice: Georgetown County, South Carolina Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

The Georgetown Housing Authority (GHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted on Tuesdays only, from November 3, 2020 at 9:00 am, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, applications will be taken on Tuesdays at the GHA front office, located at 1 Lincoln Street, Georgetown, SC 29442.

This waiting list has the following preferences:

  • Elderly, disabled, or handicapped and are unable to work, and veterans/and or military personnel that serve or have served in various branches of the military including Reserve and National Guard. 200 points.
  • Victims of criminal domestic violence or other violent crimes that have resulted in their being displaced from their home. 200 points. 
  • Working: Applicant families whose head of household or spouse is employed for at least thirty (30) hours per week (this preference will not be based on the amount of earned income, and the PHA may not prefer higher income families over families with lower incomes to occupy a development or unit except to the extent that the PHA has identified the need to implement economic de-concentration and income targeting). Families whose head of household or spouse is sixty-two (62) years of age or disabled automatically receive the maximum level of local preference. 200 points.
  • Crucial/critical need for assistance through no fault of the applicant: 100 points.
    • Natural disaster - Flood or hurricane within the last year. 
    • Fire - Fire not caused by family's negligence, deliberate act, or carelessness within last year. 
    • Government action - Government action against the property: condemned, seized, etc. 
    • Currently homeless: Definition - an individual who lacks a fixed (stable), regular and adequate nighttime residence - living in a shelter, family divided due to lack of housing.
    • Evicted - Evicted by landlord through no fault of the tenant. 
    • Paying more than 50% to rent/utilities - When rent and utilities are more than 50% of your income.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the GHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the Myrtle Beach Classifieds public notice, as of October 21, 2020.

About The Agency

Georgetown Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 458 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.

1 Lincoln Street, Georgetown, SC

Visit Website(843) 546-9621

Section 8 Application Checklist

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Keep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online

How large is the Georgetown Housing Authority?

Georgetown Housing Authority serves 382 low-income households. The agency manages 167 Housing Choice Vouchers and 281 public housing units.

What are the incomes of residents served by the Georgetown Housing Authority?

Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Georgetown Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 88 percent of Georgetown Housing Authority households.

How many Georgetown Housing Authority residents are employed?

Working adults head 137 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Georgetown Housing Authority.

How many female-headed renter households are served by the Georgetown Housing Authority?

There are 332 female-headed renter households living in Georgetown Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 87% of those served by the Georgetown Housing Authority.

What racial and ethnic groups are found among Georgetown Housing Authority renters?

Black 340
White 38
Hispanic 4

How many senior-headed renter households are served by Georgetown Housing Authority?

There are 91 households headed by seniors served by the Georgetown Housing Authority. Senior households are 24% of households in Georgetown Housing Authority housing.

How many households headed by persons with disabilities live in Georgetown Housing Authority housing?

There are 64 persons with disabilities living in Georgetown Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Georgetown Housing Authority.

How does HUD rate the performance of the Georgetown Housing Authority?

The Georgetown 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.

Public Housing Communities Managed by Georgetown Housing Authority

Westside Apartments

1 McCaffrey Ct, Georgetown, South Carolina 29440

Maryville South Apartments

6 Hinds St, Georgetown, South Carolina 29440