This housing agency serves Holyoke, Massachusetts.
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| Closed: Massachusetts State Public Housing Other Project Based Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: HUD Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Holyoke Housing Authority (HHA) State Public Housing waiting list is currently closed. It was last open for five days in January, 2019. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to download and print the application online.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Veterans, Live, Work, or Attend School Locally, Referred by another Assistance Program (Living in housing subsidized by the Massachusetts Alternative Voucher Program (MAVP).
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HHA website here.
The Holyoke Housing Authority (HHA) HUD Public Housing waiting list is currently open, since at least January 4, 2019, until further notice.
There are two ways to apply:
Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Veteran, working, live and/or work in Holyoke, homeless due to displacement by natural forces, displaced by government action, or victim of domestic violence.
For more information, visit the HHA Public Housing page here.
Holyoke Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 2,487 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
475 Maple Street, Holyoke, MA
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Holyoke Housing Authority serves 2,300 low-income households. The agency manages 1,864 Housing Choice Vouchers and 716 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 75 percent of households served by Holyoke Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Holyoke Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 598 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Holyoke Housing Authority.
There are 1794 female-headed renter households living in Holyoke Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Holyoke Housing Authority.
| Black | 46 |
| White | 184 |
| Hispanic | 2,047 |
There are 759 households headed by seniors served by the Holyoke Housing Authority. Senior households are 33% of households in Holyoke Housing Authority housing.
There are 920 persons with disabilities living in Holyoke Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 40% of households served by the Holyoke Housing Authority.
The Holyoke 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.
30 Hampden St., Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
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