This housing agency serves Sterling, Kansas.
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The Sterling Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The SHA offers one Public Housing community with 45 units for families and senior/disabled individuals, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the SHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 220 N 3rd St., Sterling, KS 67579, during normal office hours.Once the pre-application has been completed, you must attend the interview that the SHA scheduled for you when the pre-application was picked up.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, birth certificates, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The SHA does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application has been received.For more information, the SHA can be reached by calling (620) 278-2640 during normal office hours.
Sterling Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 46 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
220 North 3rd Street, Sterling, KS
(620) 278-2640Section 8 Application Checklist
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Sterling Housing Authority serves 44 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 44 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 48 percent of households served by Sterling Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 68 percent of Sterling Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 19 households and make up 45 percent of households served by Sterling Housing Authority.
There are 29 female-headed renter households living in Sterling Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Sterling Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| White | 39 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 18 households headed by seniors served by the Sterling Housing Authority. Senior households are 43% of households in Sterling Housing Authority housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Sterling Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the Sterling Housing Authority.
The Sterling 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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