This housing agency serves Woburn, Massachusetts.
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The Woburn Housing Authority (WHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families, and state public housing for elderly disabled individuals.Please note: Only the three and four bedroom waiting lists are open for family public housing.The WHA offers one family public housing community with 100 units, and four state public housing communities dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the WHA to pick up an application, located at 59 Campbell St., Woburn, MA 01801, Monday-Wednesday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm, and Friday from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm.2. Download an application here for federal or state, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include documentation for any preferences that are being claimed.The WHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: employed, veteran, elderly, disabled, live and/or work in Woburn.More information can be found by visiting the WHA website at http://www.woburnhousing.org/, or by calling 781-935-0818 Monday-Wednesday between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm, and Friday from 8:30 am until 12:30 pm.
Woburn Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 388 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
59 Campbell Street, Woburn, MA
(781) 935-0818Section 8 Application Checklist
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Woburn Housing Authority serves 377 low-income households. The agency manages 292 Housing Choice Vouchers and 97 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Woburn Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Woburn Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 165 households and make up 44 percent of households served by Woburn Housing Authority.
There are 309 female-headed renter households living in Woburn Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 82% of those served by the Woburn Housing Authority.
| Black | 60 |
| Native American | 4 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 11 |
| White | 234 |
| Hispanic | 68 |
There are 113 households headed by seniors served by the Woburn Housing Authority. Senior households are 30% of households in Woburn Housing Authority housing.
There are 82 persons with disabilities living in Woburn Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Woburn Housing Authority.
The Woburn 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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