This housing agency serves Jennings, Louisiana.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Jennings (HACJ) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HACJ offers one Public Housing community with 165 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HACJ to pick up a pre-application, located at 300 Bangle St, Jennings, LA 70546, from 8:00 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 8:00 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, proof of all income, four consecutive weeks of pay stubs, photo IDs for all adult household members, bank statements, and car registration for each vehicle.The HACJ does have a preference for: Working families, disabled, or elderly.For more information, call the HACJ office at (337) 824-5642 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of the City of Jennings provides affordable housing for up to 166 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
300 Bangle Street, Jennings, LA
(337) 824-5642Section 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 the City of Jennings serves 160 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 160 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 51 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Jennings. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 79 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Jennings households.
Working adults head 60 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Jennings.
There are 126 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Jennings housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Jennings.
| Black | 91 |
| White | 67 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 65 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Jennings. Senior households are 41% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Jennings housing.
There are 36 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Jennings housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Jennings.
The Housing Authority of the City of Jennings 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.
You can still apply to online applications without internet access.
If you don't have internet access, go to a local public library that has devices with an online connection.Jacqueline Armstrong Sanders says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great website to search for affordable housing nationwide."