This housing agency serves Russellville, Arkansas.
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The Russellville Housing Authority (RHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The RHA offers one Public Housing community with 182 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 3 bedrooms.To apply, visit the RHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 115 S Denver Ave., Russellville, AR 72801, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, you must attend the appointment that they gave you when you picked up the pre-application to return it.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, photo IDs for all adult household members, and proof of all income.The RHA does not have a preference. Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the pre-application is received.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 RHA office at (479) 968-5440 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Russellville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 357 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
115 South Denver Avenue, Russellville, AR
(479) 968-5440Section 8 Application Checklist
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Russellville Housing Authority serves 321 low-income households. The agency manages 179 Housing Choice Vouchers and 178 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Russellville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Russellville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 77 households and make up 24 percent of households served by Russellville Housing Authority.
There are 227 female-headed renter households living in Russellville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 71% of those served by the Russellville Housing Authority.
| Black | 32 |
| Native American | 3 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 3 |
| White | 254 |
| Hispanic | 32 |
There are 80 households headed by seniors served by the Russellville Housing Authority. Senior households are 25% of households in Russellville Housing Authority housing.
There are 105 persons with disabilities living in Russellville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Russellville Housing Authority.
The Russellville 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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