This housing agency serves Blytheville, Arkansas.
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The Blytheville Housing Authority (BHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.Please note: The BHA does not offer one bedroom units. For senior/disabled households, you must qualify for a two bedroom unit.The BHA offers two Public Housing communities with 296 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 2 to 5 bedrooms.To apply, you must visit the BHA office in person to schedule an appointment to submit a pre-application, located at 31 Arkansas St., Blytheville, AR 72315, from 8:00 am until 11:30 am; and 12:30 pm until 4:15 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Be sure to bring a photo ID with you when setting up the appointment.Preferences have not been identified.Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.For more information, call the BHA office at (870) 763-6781 from 8:00 am until 11:30 am; and 12:30 pm until 4:15 pm, Monday-Friday.
Blytheville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 281 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
31 Arkansas Street, Blytheville, AR
(870) 763-6781Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Blytheville Housing Authority serves 239 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 239 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Blytheville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Blytheville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 66 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Blytheville Housing Authority.
There are 186 female-headed renter households living in Blytheville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Blytheville Housing Authority.
| Black | 225 |
| White | 10 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 35 households headed by seniors served by the Blytheville Housing Authority. Senior households are 15% of households in Blytheville Housing Authority housing.
There are 26 persons with disabilities living in Blytheville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 11% of households served by the Blytheville Housing Authority.
The Blytheville Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Some housing assistance programs require a credit check, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments. Having bad credit may make you ineligible.Luann McCarthy says:
"There are many apartments to view on Affordable Housing Online."