This housing agency serves Alton, Illinois.
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The Alton City Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.
This Housing Authority has two apartment complexes dedicated to the elderly/disabled individuals and two apartment complexes dedicated to families, located throughout Alton City.
To apply for public housing, visit their office during normal business hours Monday- Friday, located at 2406 Crawford Ave., Alton, IL 62002.
Once the application is completed you must hand deliver it on Wednesday's only between the hours of 9am-5pm. All adults in the household must be present. Also, be sure to bring birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for 18 an older applicants.
This Housing Authority lists the following preferences that may improve your spot on the waiting list as: working for 6 months, elderly, disabled, veteran, homeless, local, or training/education.
The wait time for public housing is approximately one year.
For more information the Housing Authority can be reached by calling 618-683-4791 during normal business hours.
Housing Authority - City of Alton provides affordable housing for up to 249 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
2406 Crawford Street, Alton, IL
(618) 465-4260Section 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
Housing Authority - City of Alton serves 244 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 244 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 78 percent of households served by Housing Authority - City of Alton. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Housing Authority - City of Alton households.
Working adults head 87 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Housing Authority - City of Alton.
There are 185 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority - City of Alton housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Housing Authority - City of Alton.
| Black | 195 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 10 |
| Hispanic | 37 |
There are 73 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority - City of Alton. Senior households are 30% of households in Housing Authority - City of Alton housing.
There are 46 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority - City of Alton housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Housing Authority - City of Alton.
The Housing Authority - City of Alton 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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