This housing agency serves Prestonsburg, Kentucky.
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The Housing Authority of Prestonburg (HAP) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HAP offers one Public Housing community with 160 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from studios to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HAP office to pick up a pre-application, located at 12 Blaine Hall St, Prestonsburg, KY 41653, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, photo IDs for all adult household members, proof of all income, marriage/divorce papers if applicable.The HAP does have a preference for: Applicants that live/work in Prestonburg, veteran, or displaced by a natural disaster.For more information, call the HAP office at (606) 886-2717, from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of Prestonsburg provides affordable housing for up to 304 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
12 Blaine Hall Street, Prestonsburg, KY
(606) 886-2717Section 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 of Prestonsburg serves 232 low-income households. The agency manages 144 Housing Choice Vouchers and 150 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 66 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Prestonsburg. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Housing Authority of Prestonsburg households.
Working adults head 48 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Prestonsburg.
There are 169 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Prestonsburg housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Housing Authority of Prestonsburg.
| Black | 2 |
| White | 230 |
There are 76 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Prestonsburg. Senior households are 33% of households in Housing Authority of Prestonsburg housing.
There are 74 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Prestonsburg housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 32% of households served by the Housing Authority of Prestonsburg.
The Housing Authority of Prestonsburg 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").Ivette Betancourt says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a helpful website that can benefit many families looking for a decent affordable home."