This housing agency serves West Memphis, Arkansas.
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The West Memphis Housing Authority (WMHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The WMHA offers two Public Housing communities with 374 units for families and senior/disabled households.To apply, visit the WMHA office to pick up a pre-application, located at 390 S Walker Avenue, West Memphis, AR 72301, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:00 am until 1100 am and 1:00 pm until 3:00 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.Preferences have not been identified.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 In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list.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 WMHA office at (870) 735-1765 from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm; and 1:00 until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
West Memphis Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 874 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
390 South Walker Avenue, West Memphis, AR
(870) 735-3520Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
West Memphis Housing Authority serves 800 low-income households. The agency manages 528 Housing Choice Vouchers and 320 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by West Memphis Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of West Memphis Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 200 households and make up 25 percent of households served by West Memphis Housing Authority.
There are 672 female-headed renter households living in West Memphis Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the West Memphis Housing Authority.
| Black | 776 |
| White | 24 |
There are 240 households headed by seniors served by the West Memphis Housing Authority. Senior households are 30% of households in West Memphis Housing Authority housing.
There are 208 persons with disabilities living in West Memphis Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the West Memphis Housing Authority.
The West Memphis 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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Applying for waiting lists with no preferences may help shorten the wait for available housing.Joana Warren says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a good place to see which Section 8 waiting lists are open."