This housing agency serves Waltham, Massachusetts.
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The Waltham Housing Authority (WHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The WHA offers two public housing communities with 285 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the WHA to pick up an application, located at 110 Pond St., Waltham, MA 02451, during normal office hours.2. Request that an application be mailed to you by calling 781-894-3357 during normal office hours.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.The WHA does have a preference for applicants that live and/or work in Waltham.More information can be found by visiting the WHA website at http://home.tiac.net/~walhous/, or by calling 781-894-3357 during normal office hours.
Waltham Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 716 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
110 Pond Street, Waltham, MA
(781) 894-3357Section 8 Application Checklist
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Waltham Housing Authority serves 684 low-income households. The agency manages 455 Housing Choice Vouchers and 257 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 Waltham Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Waltham Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 177 households and make up 26 percent of households served by Waltham Housing Authority.
There are 471 female-headed renter households living in Waltham Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 69% of those served by the Waltham Housing Authority.
| Black | 96 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 21 |
| White | 445 |
| Hispanic | 123 |
There are 362 households headed by seniors served by the Waltham Housing Authority. Senior households are 53% of households in Waltham Housing Authority housing.
There are 225 persons with disabilities living in Waltham Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 33% of households served by the Waltham Housing Authority.
The Waltham Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesCandice Bishop says:
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