This housing agency serves Sevier County, Arkansas.
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The Sevier County Housing Authority (SCHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The SCHA offers one Public Housing community with 111 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 SCHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 304 S 13th St., De Queen, AR 71832, 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 ID for adult household members, divorce papers (if applicable), child support papers (if applicable).The SCHA does have a preference for: Victims of domestic violence, working families, disabled, and elderly.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 SCHA office at (870) 642-2960 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Sevier County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 111 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
304 South 13th Street, De Queen, AR
(870) 642-2960Section 8 Application Checklist
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Sevier County Housing Authority serves 104 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 104 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 58 percent of households served by Sevier County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 79 percent of Sevier County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 39 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Sevier County Housing Authority.
There are 75 female-headed renter households living in Sevier County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Sevier County Housing Authority.
| Black | 11 |
| Native American | 1 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 78 |
| Hispanic | 14 |
There are 22 households headed by seniors served by the Sevier County Housing Authority. Senior households are 22% of households in Sevier County Housing Authority housing.
There are 23 persons with disabilities living in Sevier County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Sevier County Housing Authority.
The Sevier County 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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