This housing agency serves Putnam, Connecticut.
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The Putnam Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.The waiting list for families is currently closed.This housing authority offers three apartment communities dedicated to senior/disabled individuals, and 120 unit community for families.There are two ways to obtain an application:1. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 860-963-6829, during normal office hours.2. Stop in the housing authority office to pick up an application, located at 123 Laconia Ave., Putnam, CT 06260, during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.This housing authority does not have a preference, your application is placed by date and time received.For more information the housing authority can be reached by calling 860-963-6829, during normal office hours.
Putnam Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 158 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
123 Laconia Avenue, Putnam, CT
(860) 963-6829Section 8 Application Checklist
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Putnam Housing Authority serves 154 low-income households. The agency manages 37 Housing Choice Vouchers and 117 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 65 percent of households served by Putnam Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 88 percent of Putnam Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 81 households and make up 53 percent of households served by Putnam Housing Authority.
There are 126 female-headed renter households living in Putnam Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Putnam Housing Authority.
| Black | 12 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 114 |
| Hispanic | 28 |
There are 30 households headed by seniors served by the Putnam Housing Authority. Senior households are 20% of households in Putnam Housing Authority housing.
There are 21 persons with disabilities living in Putnam Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 14% of households served by the Putnam Housing Authority.
The Putnam 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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