This housing agency serves Malvern, Arkansas.
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The Malvern Housing Authority (MHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The MHA offers one Public Housing community with 169 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in sizes from studios 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 MHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 100 Gloster Ct., Malvern, AR 72104, from 8:00 am until 4:30 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 4:30 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 MHA does have a preference for: Working families, elderly, 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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 MHA office at (501) 332-3652 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Malvern Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 169 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
100 Gloster Court, Malvern, AR
(501) 332-3652Section 8 Application Checklist
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Malvern Housing Authority serves 165 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 165 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 56 percent of households served by Malvern Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 78 percent of Malvern Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 67 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Malvern Housing Authority.
There are 107 female-headed renter households living in Malvern Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 65% of those served by the Malvern Housing Authority.
| Black | 74 |
| White | 86 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 33 households headed by seniors served by the Malvern Housing Authority. Senior households are 20% of households in Malvern Housing Authority housing.
There are 37 persons with disabilities living in Malvern Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Malvern Housing Authority.
The Malvern Housing Authority is rated as a high 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.
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