Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing, Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH), Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV), Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA), and Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) programs. As of June 16th, 2021, Housing Authority of the Birmingham District has 2 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District serves Jefferson County.
Open Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Application methods may change, as well. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, you can contact the housing authority directly. Office operations may be different from usual, and it may take days or weeks to get a response.
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Website: https://habd.org/.
Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Phone: (205) 324-0641.
Open Until Further Notice:
Public Housing Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2019, until further notice.
Please note: According to the HABD, "Public Housing applicants must be 19 years of age or older, 18 years old and married, or a person that has been relieved of the disability of non-age by court action."
There are three ways to apply during the opening period:
- Print the application available online here. Scroll down and select the "Click Here For The Housing Application" link.
- Pick up an application at any of the Public Housing locations listed on the bottom of this page here.
- Walk in to complete an application on Thursdays only at the McCoy Building, located at 1301 25 Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35204.
Once the application has been completed, it must be dropped off at any Public Housing location, or the McCoy Building at the address above; from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the application is received.
For more information, visit the HABD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on October 27, 2020.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (205) 521-0773.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 10/27/2020.
Open Until Further Notice:
Freedom Manor RAD Project-Based Rental Assistance Waiting List
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Elderly/Disabled RAD Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 1-Bedroom apartments at Freedom Manor is currently open. Applications are being accepted from November 2, 2020, until further notice.
Please note: According to the HABD, this property "is designated for Elderly and Elderly/Disabled whose head, spouse, co-head or sole member is a person who is at least 62 years of age."
There are three ways to apply during the opening period:
- Print the application available online here.
- Pick up an application at Freedom Manor, located at 1617 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203.
- Call (205) 521-7707 to request an application by mail.
Once the application has been completed, it must be mailed or hand delivered to Freedom Manor at the address above.
For more information, read the HABD public notice, or visit the HABD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on October 27, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Birmingham, Alabama.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (205) 521-7707.
Last Updated on 11/02/2020.
Other Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Waiting Lists
Closed:
Jefferson County, Alabama, Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Mainstream Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 28, 2019, until November 1, 2019; or until 300 applications were submitted. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the HABD, "The Mainstream Voucher Program is for families that include a qualifying household member, who must be non-elderly, disabled. The head of household (head, co-head, or spouse) does not have to be the qualifying member for eligibility consideration."
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to download and print the paper application online.
Once the application has been completed, it must have been post marked no later than November 1, 2019, and mailed to the HABD.
The income limits for each household size were as follows:
1 Person: $26,050 | 5 Person: $40,200
2 Person: $29,800 | 6 Person: $43,200
3 Person: $33,500 | 7 Person: $46,150
4 Person: $37,200 | 8 Person: $49,150
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Non-Elderly Disabled Household, 7 Points
- Involuntarily Displaced, 10 Points
- Victims of Domestic Violence, 5 Points
- Homeless, 5 Points
It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HABD website.
Last Updated on 09/29/2020.
Closed:
Jefferson County, Alabama Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 27, 2020, until October 30, 2020. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Homeless
- Victims of domestic violence
- Involuntarily displaced families due to a formally recognized natural disaster or government action
1,500 applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, read the HABD public notice, or visit the HABD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABD on October 27, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Jefferson County, Alabama.
Last Updated on 04/26/2021.
Closed:
The Villas at Titusville Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Waiting List
The Housing Authority of the Birmingham District (HABD) Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for 2 and 3-Bedroom apartments at The Villas at Titusville is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from November 22, 2019, until December 6, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to open and print the paper application online.
Once the application was completed, it must have been postmarked no later than December 6, 2019, and mailed to the HABD.
This waiting list had the following preferences:
- Involuntary Displaced, 10 points
- (due to disaster or government action)
- Working Family, 7 points
- Elderly (62+) or Disabled, 7 points
- Victims of Domestic Violence, 5 points
- Homeless, 5 points
It is not known how selected applicants were placed on the waiting list, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HABD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HABD website, as of November 22, 2019.
Service Area
This waiting list is for rental assistance in Birmingham, Alabama.
Last Updated on 10/27/2020.
About Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
More information about Housing Authority of the Birmingham District can be found on its website at https://habd.org/.
Representatives of Housing Authority of the Birmingham District may be available by phone at (205) 324-0641. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
About the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the Birmingham District manages 5,169 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2020:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH |
| Vouchers |
4,566 | 11 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 296 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$661 | $520 | $744 | $689 | $1,404 | $501 |
| Monthly Cost |
$3,016,039 | $5,723 | $2,977 | $15,854 | $30,894 | $148,356 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Housing Authority of the Birmingham District
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 9% having issued approximately 539 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 9 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 18 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.7 persons and has a household income of $12,691 per year. 95% of households were very low income (VLI) and 71% were extremely low income (ELI). 38% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 56% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 69% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 18% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 9% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
64% of households included children, 1% of which had two adults in the household. 63% of households with children have a female head of household. 91% of all households were headed by a female.
98% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 95% of all heads of households being Black and 3% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District Housing Choice Voucher program, 16% include at least one person with a disability. 28% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 77% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
12% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 39% with 2 bedrooms and 50% with 3 or more bedrooms. 26% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the Birmingham District voucher holders in 2016 was $320 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $660. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $228.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
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