This housing agency serves Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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The Plymouth Housing Authority (PHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The PHA does not offer a federal public housing program for families.The PHA offers one public housing community with 112 units that are dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the PHA to pick up an application, located at 130 Court St, Plymouth, MA 02360, during normal office hours.2. Request to have an application mailed to you by calling (508) 746-2105 during normal office hours.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: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The PHA does have a preference for applicants that live and/or work in Plymouth.For more information, the PHA can be reached by calling (508) 746-2105 during normal office hours.
Plymouth Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 739 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
130 Court Street, Plymouth, MA
Visit Website — (508) 746-2105Plymouth Housing Authority serves 636 low-income households. The agency manages 640 Housing Choice Vouchers and 112 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 79 percent of households served by Plymouth Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Plymouth Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 127 households and make up 20 percent of households served by Plymouth Housing Authority.
There are 489 female-headed renter households living in Plymouth Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the Plymouth Housing Authority.
Black | 64 |
Asian-Pacific Islander | 6 |
White | 553 |
Hispanic | 6 |
There are 292 households headed by seniors served by the Plymouth Housing Authority. Senior households are 46% of households in Plymouth Housing Authority housing.
There are 209 persons with disabilities living in Plymouth Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Plymouth Housing Authority.
The Plymouth 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Shirley Toran says:
"Affordable Housing Online is very good at keeping me informed on new and future dates for waiting list applications."