This housing agency serves Brockton, Massachusetts.
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The Brockton Housing Authority (BHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The BHA offers four public housing communities with 1,624 units for families and senior/disabled individuals. For a complete list of each community the BHA offers, please follow this link.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the BHA to pick up an application, located at 45 Goddard Rd., P.O. Box 7070, Brockton, MA 02303 during normal office hours.2. Download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: If claiming a preference be sure to include documentation.The BHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Brockton, employed, elderly, disabled, or veteran.More information can be found by visiting the BHA website at http://www.brocktonhousingauthority.com/, or by calling 508-588-6880 during normal office hours.
Brockton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 3,503 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
45 Goddard Road, Brockton, MA
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Brockton Housing Authority serves 3,374 low-income households. The agency manages 1,941 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,589 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 76 percent of households served by Brockton Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Brockton Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 944 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Brockton Housing Authority.
There are 2496 female-headed renter households living in Brockton Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Brockton Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,721 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 34 |
| White | 1,113 |
| Hispanic | 506 |
There are 1518 households headed by seniors served by the Brockton Housing Authority. Senior households are 45% of households in Brockton Housing Authority housing.
There are 910 persons with disabilities living in Brockton Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 27% of households served by the Brockton Housing Authority.
The Brockton Housing Authority 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.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Cha'Von Shawntaye Nichole says:
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