This housing agency serves Edwards County, Illinois.
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Edwards County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 52 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
125 West Cherry Street, Albion, IL
(618) 445-2715Section 8 Application Checklist
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Edwards County Housing Authority serves 48 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 48 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 73 percent of households served by Edwards County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 88 percent of Edwards County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 12 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Edwards County Housing Authority.
There are 30 female-headed renter households living in Edwards County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 63% of those served by the Edwards County Housing Authority.
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There are 9 households headed by seniors served by the Edwards County Housing Authority. Senior households are 20% of households in Edwards County Housing Authority housing.
There are 11 persons with disabilities living in Edwards County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 24% of households served by the Edwards County Housing Authority.
The Edwards County 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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