This housing agency serves Pike County, Arkansas.
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The Pike County Housing Authority (PCHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The PCHA offers one Public Housing community with 28 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 PCHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 908 Dixon Cir, Murfreesboro, AR 71958, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm CT, on Thursdays.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, on Thursdays.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 MIHA does have a preference for; Elderly, disabled, and 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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 PCHA office at (870) 285-2412 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, on Thursdays.
Pike County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 90 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
908 Dixon Circle, Murfreesboro, AR
(870) 285-2412Section 8 Application Checklist
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Pike County Housing Authority serves 139 low-income households. The agency manages 141 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Pike County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Pike County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 30 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Pike County Housing Authority.
There are 105 female-headed renter households living in Pike County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Pike County Housing Authority.
| Black | 4 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 131 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 65 households headed by seniors served by the Pike County Housing Authority. Senior households are 47% of households in Pike County Housing Authority housing.
There are 51 persons with disabilities living in Pike County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 37% of households served by the Pike County Housing Authority.
The Pike County 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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