This housing agency serves Osceola, Arkansas.
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The Osceola Housing Authority (OHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The OHA offers one Public Housing community with 357 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 OHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 501 W Coston Ave., Osceola, AR 72370, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday; and from 8:00 am until 11:30 am CT on Fridays.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday; and from 8:00 am until 11:30 am on Fridays.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 OHA does have a preference for: Disabled, elderly, Working families, and non working families.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 OHA office at (870) 563-6662 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday; and from 8:00 am until 11:30 am on Fridays.
Osceola Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 359 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
501 West Coston Avenue, Osceola, AR
(870) 549-3986Section 8 Application Checklist
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Osceola Housing Authority serves 347 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 347 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 62 percent of households served by Osceola Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 79 percent of Osceola Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 114 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Osceola Housing Authority.
There are 288 female-headed renter households living in Osceola Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Osceola Housing Authority.
| Black | 312 |
| White | 35 |
There are 45 households headed by seniors served by the Osceola Housing Authority. Senior households are 13% of households in Osceola Housing Authority housing.
There are 69 persons with disabilities living in Osceola Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Osceola Housing Authority.
The Osceola 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.
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"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"