This housing agency serves Kensett, Arkansas.
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The Kensett Housing Authority (KHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The KHA offers one Public Housing community with 34 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 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 KHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 405 Wilbur D Mills Ave., #23, Kensett, AR 72082, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday. There is also a stack of pre-applications outside the office in the mailbox that are available anytime.Once the pre-application is completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 12:00 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 KHA does have a working preference.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 KHA office at (501) 742-3842 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Kensett Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 34 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
405 Wilbur D Mills Avenue, Kensett, AR
Visit Website — (501) 742-3842Kensett Housing Authority serves 34 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 34 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 50 percent of households served by Kensett Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 74 percent of Kensett Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 6 households and make up 18 percent of households served by Kensett Housing Authority.
There are 22 female-headed renter households living in Kensett Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 65% of those served by the Kensett Housing Authority.
Black | 6 |
White | 27 |
Hispanic | 1 |
There are 14 households headed by seniors served by the Kensett Housing Authority. Senior households are 44% of households in Kensett Housing Authority housing.
There are 11 persons with disabilities living in Kensett Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 35% of households served by the Kensett Housing Authority.
The Kensett Housing Authority is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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