This housing agency serves Pearl River and Slidell, Louisiana.
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| Closed: Slidell Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Slidell Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Slidell Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.Please note: Only the three bedroom waiting list is open for families.The SHA offers one Public Housing community with 125 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.To apply, you must visit the SHA to submit a pre-application in person, located at 1250 Martin Luther King Drive, Slidell, LA 70458-4508, from 8:30 am until 12:05 pm, on Wednesdays only.No documents are needed at this time.The SHA does have a preference for: Veterans, and applicants living in substandard conditions.For more information, visit the SHA website, or call the office at (985)726-9000, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Thursday, and every other Friday from 8:00 am until 1:30 pm.
Slidell Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 738 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1250 Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Drive, Slidell, LA
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Slidell Housing Authority serves 519 low-income households. The agency manages 618 Housing Choice Vouchers and 105 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Slidell Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Slidell Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 197 households and make up 38 percent of households served by Slidell Housing Authority.
There are 461 female-headed renter households living in Slidell Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the Slidell Housing Authority.
| Black | 467 |
| White | 47 |
| Hispanic | 5 |
There are 150 households headed by seniors served by the Slidell Housing Authority. Senior households are 29% of households in Slidell Housing Authority housing.
There are 88 persons with disabilities living in Slidell Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 17% of households served by the Slidell Housing Authority.
The Slidell Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Slidell Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on July 6, 2015 and closed on July 10, 2015.
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Libby Trahan says:
"I knew nothing about Section 8 or other affordable housing options, but Affordable Housing Online is very informative and I have learned about resources that I never knew were available."