This housing agency serves Tewksbury, Massachusetts.
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The Tewksbury Housing Authority (THA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The THA does not offer federal public housing for families.The THA offers one federal public housing community dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are three ways to apply:1. Visit the THA to pick up an application, located at Saunders Circle, Tewksbury, MA 01876.2. Request that an application be mailed to you by calling (978) 851-7392 during normal office hours.3. Download an application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.The THA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: homeless, substandard living conditions, displaced by natural disaster, displaced by government action, displaced by a hate crime, or rent burden.More information can be found by visiting the THA website, or by calling (978) 851-7392 during normal office hours.
Tewksbury Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 160 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
Delaney Drive, Tewksbury, MA
(978) 851-7392Section 8 Application Checklist
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Tewksbury Housing Authority serves 158 low-income households. The agency manages 113 Housing Choice Vouchers and 50 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 65 percent of households served by Tewksbury Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Tewksbury Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 39 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Tewksbury Housing Authority.
There are 123 female-headed renter households living in Tewksbury Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the Tewksbury Housing Authority.
| Black | 5 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 5 |
| White | 120 |
| Hispanic | 30 |
There are 71 households headed by seniors served by the Tewksbury Housing Authority. Senior households are 45% of households in Tewksbury Housing Authority housing.
There are 44 persons with disabilities living in Tewksbury Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the Tewksbury Housing Authority.
The Tewksbury 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.
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