This housing agency serves Shelby County, Illinois.
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Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. provides affordable housing for up to 163 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
414 South Morgan Street, Shelbyville, IL
(217) 774-2167Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. serves 200 low-income households. The agency manages 122 Housing Choice Vouchers and 125 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il.. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. households.
Working adults head 36 households and make up 18 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il..
There are 120 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. housing. Households headed by females are 60% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il..
| Black | 6 |
| White | 192 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 88 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il.. Senior households are 44% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. housing.
There are 68 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 34% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il..
The Housing Authority of the County of Shelby Il. 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.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Gina Pocan says:
"Thank you, Affordable Housing Online, for being there for some of the most vulnerable people."