This housing agency serves St Landry Parish, Louisiana.
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The St. Landry Parish Housing Authority (SLPHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The SLPHA offers one Public Housing community with 146 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, visit the SLPHA to submit a pre-application in person, located at 509 W. Carriere St., Washington, LA 70589, from 8:00 am until 12:00 pm, and 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to bring these documents with you when applying: Social Security Cards for all household members, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The SLPHA 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 SLPHA office at 337-826-3686 during normal office hours.
St. Landry Parish Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 867 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
509 Carriere Street, Washington, LA
(337) 826-3686Section 8 Application Checklist
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St. Landry Parish Housing Authority serves 618 low-income households. The agency manages 727 Housing Choice Vouchers and 124 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by St. Landry Parish Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of St. Landry Parish Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 197 households and make up 32 percent of households served by St. Landry Parish Housing Authority.
There are 543 female-headed renter households living in St. Landry Parish Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 88% of those served by the St. Landry Parish Housing Authority.
| Black | 531 |
| White | 80 |
| Hispanic | 6 |
There are 142 households headed by seniors served by the St. Landry Parish Housing Authority. Senior households are 23% of households in St. Landry Parish Housing Authority housing.
There are 135 persons with disabilities living in St. Landry Parish Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the St. Landry Parish Housing Authority.
The St. Landry Parish 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.
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