This housing agency serves Hazard, Kentucky.
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The Housing Authority of Hazard (HAH) is currently accepting Public Housing community for families and senior/disabled households.The HAH offers two Public Housing communities with 273 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 5 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HAH to pick up a pre-application, located at 100 Campbell St, Hazard, KY 41701, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, and on Fridays from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm.Once the pre-application has been completed, you must call the HAH at (606) 436-5741 to schedule an appointment to hand in the pre-application.Be sure to bring these documents with you to the appointment: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.No preferences were noted.For more information, call the HAH office at (606) 436-5741, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Thursday, and on Fridays from 8:00 am until 3:00 pm.
Housing Authority of Hazard provides affordable housing for up to 273 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
100 Campbell Street, Hazard, KY
(606) 436-5741Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Hazard serves 256 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 256 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Hazard. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 85 percent of Housing Authority of Hazard households.
Working adults head 56 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Hazard.
There are 168 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Hazard housing. Households headed by females are 66% of those served by the Housing Authority of Hazard.
| Black | 23 |
| White | 230 |
There are 102 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Hazard. Senior households are 40% of households in Housing Authority of Hazard housing.
There are 38 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Hazard housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the Housing Authority of Hazard.
The Housing Authority of Hazard 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Libby Trahan says:
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