Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
Waiting Lists
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Closed: DeKalb County, Georgia Section 8 HCV
The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur (HACD) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. Applications were last accepted from October 26, 2020, until October 30, 2020. 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.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HACD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the AJC public notice, as of October 14, 2020.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Last Updated on 04/25/2021.
Closed: Calvin Court, Philips Tower, and Decatur Christian Towers Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher
The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur (HACD) Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher waiting list for apartments at Calvin Court, Philips Tower, and Decatur Christian Towers is closed.
The HACD last accepted applications for this waiting list from June 21, 2022, until June 28, 2022. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
Please note: According to the HACD pubic notice, "Applicants must be 62 years of age or older at the time of application".
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application. No paper applications were available.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the HACD website.
Sources: This information was verified by the Atlanta Journal Constitution public notice on June 16, 2022.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Senior Section 8 Project-Based Voucher rental assistance in DeKalb County, Georgia.
Last Updated on 06/28/2022.
Closed: Housing Authority of the City of Decatur Public Housing
The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur (HACD) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list applications at this time.Last Updated on 07/17/2015.
About Housing Authority of the City of Decatur
750 Commerce Drive, Decatur, GA | Visit Website | (404) 270-2100
Housing Authority of the City of Decatur provides affordable housing for up to 1,158 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 Housing Authority of the City of Decatur is located in DeKalb County, GA.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Housing Authority of the City of Decatur Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the City of Decatur manages 792 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 458 | 161 | 10 | 136 | 27 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $671 | $746 | $1,088 | $576 | $721 |
| Monthly Cost | $307,188 | $120,066 | $10,878 | $78,400 | $19,471 |
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 4% having issued approximately 302 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 10 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 10 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 $12,283 per year. 94% of households were very low income (VLI) and 75% were extremely low income (ELI). 29% 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 61% 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, 58% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 28% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 13% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 0% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
50% of households included children, 3% of which had two adults in the household. 46% of households with children have a female head of household. 76% of all households were headed by a female.
99% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 97% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the City of Decatur Housing Choice Voucher program, 20% include at least one person with a disability. 34% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 84% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
13% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 38% with 2 bedrooms and 49% with 3 or more bedrooms. 35% 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 the City of Decatur voucher holders in 2016 was $332 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $1,174. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $152.
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.
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