This housing agency serves Fort Walton Beach and Niceville, Florida.
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| Closed: Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers one apartment community with 124 units ranging in size from 1 to 5 bedrooms.To apply for public housing please follow this link to download, then print and complete the application.Once the application has been completed it must be hand delivered to the housing authority, located at 27 Robinwood Dr., SW, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548, during normal office hours, Monday-Friday. Please Note: A full list of everything needed to be included with the application, is on the front page of the application.This housing authority does not have any preferences: Your application is placed by date and time received.Please Note: If you are not working more than 30 hours a week you will be required to do 8 hours of community service a month.More information can be found by visiting the housing authority website at http://www.fwbha.com/, or they can be reached with any questions you may have by calling 850-243-3224, during normal office hours, Monday-Friday.
Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 968 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
27 Robinwood Drive Southwest, Fort Walton Beach, FL
Visit Website — (850) 243-3224Section 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
Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority serves 699 low-income households. The agency manages 852 Housing Choice Vouchers and 120 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 188 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority.
There are 517 female-headed renter households living in Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority.
| Black | 189 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 426 |
| Hispanic | 70 |
There are 307 households headed by seniors served by the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority. Senior households are 44% of households in Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority housing.
There are 237 persons with disabilities living in Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority.
The Fort Walton Beach 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.
Fort Walton Beach Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on December 9, 2014 and closed on May 21, 2015.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Ivette Betancourt says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a helpful website that can benefit many families looking for a decent affordable home."