This housing agency serves England, Arkansas.
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The England Housing Authority (EHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The EHA offers one Public Housing community with 121 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.Please note: This waiting list has preferences. This means that applicants who qualify for these preferences will receive assistance before applicants who do not. Because of there preferences, it is likely applicants who do qualify will have a long wait to receive assistance, or will not receive assistance from this office.To apply, visit the EHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 102 Benafield St., England, AR 72046, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The EHA does have a preference for: Local and disabled.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 EHA office at (501) 842-2592 from 8:00 am until 5:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
England Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 121 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
102 Benafield Street, England, AR
(501) 842-2591Section 8 Application Checklist
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England Housing Authority serves 119 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 119 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 46 percent of households served by England Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 72 percent of England Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 45 households and make up 38 percent of households served by England Housing Authority.
There are 89 female-headed renter households living in England Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the England Housing Authority.
| Black | 86 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 32 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 39 households headed by seniors served by the England Housing Authority. Senior households are 33% of households in England Housing Authority housing.
There are 26 persons with disabilities living in England Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the England Housing Authority.
The England Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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