This housing agency serves Winnsboro, Louisiana.
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The Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro (HATW) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HATW offers one Public Housing community with 150 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HATW to submit a pre-application in person, located at 1702 Hatfield St, Winnsboro, LA 71295, from 9:00 am until 3:30 pm, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, from the 15th through the 30th of each month.Be sure to include these documents with you when applying: Social Security Cards for all household members, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The HATW 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 HATW office at (318) 435-5426 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro provides affordable housing for up to 150 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1702 Hatfield Street, Winnsboro, LA
(318) 435-5426Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro serves 150 low-income households. The agency manages 0 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 the Town of Winnsboro. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro households.
Working adults head 57 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro.
There are 109 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro.
| Black | 134 |
| White | 17 |
There are 37 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro. Senior households are 25% of households in Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro housing.
There are 33 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Winnsboro 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.
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