Washington Parish Housing Authority

1724 Greenlaw Street
Franklinton, Washington Parish, Louisiana

Washington Parish Housing Authority is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program.

Washington Parish Housing Authority serves Washington Parish.

Waiting List Statuses

Waiting List	Status
Washington Parish Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher	Closed

Other Washington Parish Housing Authority Waiting Lists

During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Application methods may change, as well. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, you can contact the housing authority directly. Office operations may be different from usual, and it may take days or weeks to get a response.

Washington Parish Housing Authority Phone: (985) 839-5635.

Closed: Washington Parish Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List

How To Apply to the Waiting List

The Housing Authority of Washington Parish last opened its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program waiting list on Monday, December 1, 2014.

The housing authority only accepted 100 paper applications in person.

Last Updated on 07/20/2015.

About Washington Parish Housing Authority

Representatives of Washington Parish Housing Authority may be available by phone at (985) 839-5635. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.

HCV Portability Status

As of 01/18/2022, it is not known if Washington Parish Housing Authority is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.

About the Washington Parish Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Washington Parish Housing Authority manages 102 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2016:

	Standard	Ported Out
Vouchers	99	3
Monthly Cost Per Voucher	$439	$846
Monthly Cost	$43,484	$2,538

Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Washington Parish Housing Authority

Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 6% having issued approximately 17 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 8 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 14 months on the waiting list¹.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 3.2 persons and has a household income of $11,517 per year. 93% of households were very low income (VLI) and 64% were extremely low income (ELI). 39% of households had wages as a major source of income, -1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 61% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

10% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 67% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 11% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 12% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, -1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

79% of households included children, -1% of which had two adults in the household. 80% of households with children have a female head of household. 96% of all households were headed by a female.

92% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 91% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Washington Parish Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 10% include at least one person with a disability. 17% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 83% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

5% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 28% with 2 bedrooms and 65% with 3 or more bedrooms. 14% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Washington Parish Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $254 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $475. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $166.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.