This housing agency serves Texarkana, Arkansas.
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As of July 2017, the Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana (HACT) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.
To apply:
Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 11:00 am; and 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm, Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Friday; and from 8:00 am until 11:00 am on Wednesdays.
Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members, food stamp verification (if applicable), grants/scholarship letter (if applicable), marriage license (if applicable), divorce decree (if applicable), court ordered custody papers for non biological children, and information for non citizenship (if applicable).
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 the pre-application with the housing authority.
If any application information changes from the time the original was submitted (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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, the applicant's name may be terminated from the waiting list.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, visit the HACT website, or call the office at (870) 773-7691.
Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana provides affordable housing for up to 646 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
911 Ferguson Street, Texarkana, AR
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Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana serves 863 low-income households. The agency manages 1,053 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 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 Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana households.
Working adults head 233 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana.
There are 724 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana.
| Black | 708 |
| White | 138 |
| Hispanic | 9 |
There are 198 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana. Senior households are 23% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana housing.
There are 198 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana.
The Housing Authority of the City of Texarkana is rated as a standard performer by HUD.
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