This housing agency serves Reading, Massachusetts.
Reading Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 125 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
22 Frank Tanner Drive, Reading, MA
(781) 944-6755Section 8 Application Checklist
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Reading Housing Authority serves 108 low-income households. The agency manages 128 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Reading Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Reading Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 34 households and make up 32 percent of households served by Reading Housing Authority.
There are 88 female-headed renter households living in Reading Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Reading Housing Authority.
| Black | 10 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 85 |
| Hispanic | 11 |
There are 25 households headed by seniors served by the Reading Housing Authority. Senior households are 24% of households in Reading Housing Authority housing.
There are 31 persons with disabilities living in Reading Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the Reading Housing Authority.
Applying for housing with bad credit.
Most HUD housing programs, like Section 8 and Public Housing, do not have a credit check. But Section 8 landlords will likely require one for an available unit.Jacqueline Armstrong Sanders says:
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