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The Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan (HATG) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HATG offers one Public Housing community with 23 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HATG to pick up a pre-application, located at 707 Wilkinson St., Gueydan, LA 70542, from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above from 8:00 am until 3:30 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, and proof of all income.The HATG does not have a preference.Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.For more information, call the HATG office at (337) 536-6949 from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan provides affordable housing for up to 24 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
Wilkinson Street, Gueydan, LA
(337) 536-6949Section 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 Town of Gueydan serves 20 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 20 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 57 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan households.
Working adults head 11 households and make up 57 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan.
There are 16 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan.
| Black | 5 |
| White | 12 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 4 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan. Senior households are 24% of households in Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan housing.
There are 3 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Gueydan is rated as a high performer by HUD.
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