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Lake Wales Housing Authority

Waiting Lists

Learn more about Lake Wales Housing Authority.

Open: 1 and 3-Bedroom Public Housing

The Lake Wales Housing Authority (LWHA) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for 1 and 3-Bedroom apartments from May 18, 2023, until June 18, 2023.

To apply during the opening period, complete the online application.

Preferences have not been confirmed.

It is not yet known how selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the LWHA website.

Sources: This information was verified by the LWHA website on May 15, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Lake Wales, Florida. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (863) 676-7414.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 05/18/2023.

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Closed: Lake Wales, Florida Section 8 HCV

The Lake Wales Housing Authority (LWHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for one day in June, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

Lake Wales, FL is about 45 miles southwest of Orlando, FL, and 60 miles east of Tampa, FL.

To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.

For more information, visit the LWHA website.

Last Updated on 08/20/2019.

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About Lake Wales Housing Authority

10 West Sessoms Avenue, Lake Wales, FL | Visit Website | (863) 676-7414

Lake Wales Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 244 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Lake Wales Housing Authority is located in Lake Wales, FL.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Lake Wales Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Lake Wales Housing Authority manages 176 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard Ported Out
Vouchers 175 1
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $747 $848
Monthly Cost $130,696 $848
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 12% having issued approximately 14 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 5 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 77 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 3.3 persons and has a household income of $16,007 per year. 82% of households were very low income (VLI) and 48% were extremely low income (ELI). 50% of households had wages as a major source of income, -1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 48% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

-1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 74% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 16% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 10% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

77% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 75% of households with children have a female head of household. 93% of all households were headed by a female.

95% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 85% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Lake Wales Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 14% include at least one person with a disability. 22% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 53% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

7% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 25% with 2 bedrooms and 67% with 3 or more bedrooms. 16% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Lake Wales Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $423 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $729. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $228.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.