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Open: Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia Public Housing

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2019, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period. print the application that is available online here. Scroll down to the "Downloads" section, and select the "Application For Affordable Housing" and "Instructions when returning your application(s)" links.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to one of the Public Housing properties on the days and times listed here.

For more information, visit the HACG website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (706) 571-2800.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 11/04/2020.

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Open: Project-Based Rental Assistance Low-Income

Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of Columbus, Georgia (HACG) waiting list for Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least May, 2019, until further notice.

To apply during the opening period, print the application that is available online here. Scroll down to the "Downloads" section, and select the "Section 8 Rental Assistance" and "Instructions when returning your application(s)" links.

Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to one of the offices listed here.

For more information, visit the HACG website.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (706) 571-2800.

Last Updated on 11/04/2020.

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Open: The Banks at Mill Village, 1, 2 and 3-Bedroom Low-Income

The Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia (HACG) waiting list for 1, 2 and 3-bedroom apartments for The Banks at Mill Village is currently open.

The HACG is accepting applications for this waiting list from February 1, 2023, until further notice. 

There are three ways to apply during the opening period:

  1. Complete the online application.
  2. Complete an application in person at HACG office, located at 1146 Martin Luther King Blvd, Columbus, GA 31906 , from 8:00 am, until 5:00 pm ET.
  3. Call (706)-571-2873 to complete an application.

Preferences have not yet been confirmed.

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

For more information, visit the HACG website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACG website on February 10, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Other rental assistance in Columbus, Georgia.

Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (706) 571-2800.

Last Updated on 02/14/2023.

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Closed: Columbus, Georgia Section 8 HCV

The Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia (HACG) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is closed.

The HACG last accepted applications for this waiting list from February 14, 2023, until 1,500 applications were received. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.

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

The maximum income limits for each household size were as followed:

  • 1 Person $23,900 | 5 Persons $36,850
  • 2 Persons $27,300 | 6 Persons $39,600
  • 3 Persons $30,700 | 7 Person $42,300
  • 4 Persons $34,100 | 8 Persons $45,050

This waiting list had the following preferences: 

  • First Priority: Families of federally declared disasters who are eligible for the program.
  • Second Priority: Families who are considered to be displaced if they are required to vacate housing as a result of federal, state, or local government action related to code enforcement, public improvement, or development programs. This includes families who have been Section 8 Project-based Voucher residents at properties converted to Section 8 housing assistance under the Rental Assistance Demonstration (“RAD”) program and who were relocated to Public Housing or Project-based Rental Assistance as a result of improvements being made to those properties.
  • Third Priority: Families who are residing in a qualified census tract that is in a proposed redevelopment area.
  • Fourth Priority: Families who are residing in properties undergoing a Rental Assistance Demonstration conversion who are being displaced as a result of modernization activities and/or those that are at 60% and up to 80% Area Median Income and are considered over income for tax credit properties.
  • Fifth Priority: Families who are currently utilizing a project-based voucher and wish to convert it to a tenant-based voucher under the mobility option. HACG will use the Alternative Mobility option which allows up to 75% of the current year turnover of project-based vouchers to be converted to tenant-based vouchers.

Selected applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time the application is received, weighed by order of preferences.

For more information, visit the HACG website.

Sources: This information was verified by the HACG facebook notice on February 10, 2023.

Service Area

This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Columbus, Georgia.

Last Updated on 02/14/2023.

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About Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia

1146 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Columbus, GA | Visit Website | (706) 571-2873

Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia provides affordable housing for up to 4,137 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

In addition, Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia offers other programs for eligible households, including:

  • Family Self-Sufficiency
  • Moving to Work
  • Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)
  • Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance (PBRA)
  • Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia is located in:

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

Office Hours

Open today from 8:00am to 5:00pm ET.

Day Hours
Monday 8:00am-5:00pm
Tuesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Wednesday 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday 8:00am-5:00pm
Friday 8:00am-5:00pm
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

About the Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia manages 3,314 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

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

Homeownership Tenant Protection Moving To Work Ported Out VASH
Vouchers 20 120 2,261 19 48
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $350 $516 $468 $507 $375
Monthly Cost $6,993 $61,940 $1,058,925 $9,640 $17,994
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 13% having issued approximately 208 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 5 years and 11 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 8 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.6 persons and has a household income of $11,973 per year. 92% of households were very low income (VLI) and 65% were extremely low income (ELI). 37% of households had wages as a major source of income, 9% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 51% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

4% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 65% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 18% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 14% 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.

60% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 58% of households with children have a female head of household. 90% of all households were headed by a female.

97% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 96% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia Housing Choice Voucher program, 14% include at least one person with a disability. 21% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 68% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

17% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 35% with 2 bedrooms and 48% with 3 or more bedrooms. 25% 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 Housing Authority of Columbus Georgia voucher holders in 2016 was $316 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $562. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $170.

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.