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Clinton Township Housing Commission is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs.
Clinton Township Housing Commission serves Clinton Township.
Waiting List | Status |
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Clinton Township Housing Commission Public Housing | Closed |
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, it may take days or weeks to get a response.
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The Clinton Township Housing Commission (CTHC) is not accepting Public Housing waiting list applications at this time.Last Updated on 08/06/2015.
As of 01/25/2021, it is not known if Clinton Township Housing Commission is either absorbing or billing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher portability requests for porting in. Learn more about porting Housing Choice Vouchers to a new area here.
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Clinton Township Housing Commission manages 20 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
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Vouchers | 20 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $545 |
Monthly Cost | $10,908 |
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 5% having issued approximately 4 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 9 years and 1 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of -1 months on the waiting list1.
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.4 persons and has a household income of $12,166 per year. 100% of households were very low income (VLI) and 73% were extremely low income (ELI). 36% of households had wages as a major source of income, -1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 64% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
-1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 64% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 14% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 5% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
60% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 55% of households with children have a female head of household. 86% of all households were headed by a female.
82% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 82% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Clinton Township Housing Commission Housing Choice Voucher program, 23% include at least one person with a disability. 42% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 100% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
18% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 32% with 2 bedrooms and 50% with 3 or more bedrooms. 36% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Clinton Township Housing Commission voucher holders in 2016 was $373 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $614. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $129.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.