This housing agency serves Plainfield, Connecticut.
Plainfield Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 197 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
8 Community Avenue, Plainfield, CT
(860) 230-3022Section 8 Application Checklist
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Plainfield Housing Authority serves 174 low-income households. The agency manages 200 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 74 percent of households served by Plainfield Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Plainfield Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 60 households and make up 35 percent of households served by Plainfield Housing Authority.
There are 132 female-headed renter households living in Plainfield Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Plainfield Housing Authority.
| Black | 7 |
| White | 134 |
| Hispanic | 33 |
There are 46 households headed by seniors served by the Plainfield Housing Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Plainfield Housing Authority housing.
There are 41 persons with disabilities living in Plainfield Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Plainfield Housing Authority.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Some housing assistance programs require a credit check, including Low-Income Housing Tax Credit apartments. Having bad credit may make you ineligible.Luann McCarthy says:
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