This housing agency serves Piatt County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of Piatt County provides affordable housing for up to 60 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
103 1st Street, Hammond, IL
(217) 262-3231Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Piatt County serves 58 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 58 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Piatt County. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 84 percent of Housing Authority of Piatt County households.
Working adults head 20 households and make up 36 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Piatt County.
There are 44 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Piatt County housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Housing Authority of Piatt County.
| Black | 2 |
| White | 56 |
There are 19 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Piatt County. Senior households are 34% of households in Housing Authority of Piatt County housing.
There are 12 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Piatt County housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Housing Authority of Piatt County.
The Housing Authority of Piatt County 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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