This housing agency serves Hancock, Michigan.
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The Hancock Housing Commission (HHC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The HHC does not offer a Public Housing program for families.The HHC offers one Public Housing community with 94 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, visit the HHC to pick up an application, located at 1401 Quincy St., Hancock, MI 49930 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 HHC does have a preference for: Involuntarily displaced, homeless, working, disabled, or elderly.For more information, the HHC can be reached by calling (906) 482-3252 during normal office hours.
Hancock Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 134 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1401 Quincy Street, Hancock, MI
(906) 482-3252Section 8 Application Checklist
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Hancock Housing Commission serves 129 low-income households. The agency manages 43 Housing Choice Vouchers and 92 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 52 percent of households served by Hancock Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of Hancock Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 24 households and make up 19 percent of households served by Hancock Housing Commission.
There are 82 female-headed renter households living in Hancock Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 64% of those served by the Hancock Housing Commission.
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 128 |
There are 68 households headed by seniors served by the Hancock Housing Commission. Senior households are 53% of households in Hancock Housing Commission housing.
There are 55 persons with disabilities living in Hancock Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 43% of households served by the Hancock Housing Commission.
The Hancock Housing Commission 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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