This housing agency serves Ishpeming, Michigan.
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The Ishpeming Housing Commission (IHC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The IHC offers two Public Housing communities with 127 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the IHC to pick up a pre-application, located at 111 Bluff St., Ishpeming, MI 49849, during normal office hours.2. Request to have a pre-application mailed to you by calling (906) 485-4100 during normal office hours.Once the pre-application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above during normal office hours.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards, proof of all income, birth certificates, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The IHC does not have a preference. Qualified applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.For more information, the IHC can be reached by calling (906) 485-4100 during normal office hours.
Ishpeming Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 127 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
111 Bluff Street, Ishpeming, MI
(906) 485-4100Section 8 Application Checklist
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Ishpeming Housing Commission serves 125 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 125 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 48 percent of households served by Ishpeming Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 76 percent of Ishpeming Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 28 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Ishpeming Housing Commission.
There are 93 female-headed renter households living in Ishpeming Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Ishpeming Housing Commission.
| Black | 1 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 121 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 67 households headed by seniors served by the Ishpeming Housing Commission. Senior households are 54% of households in Ishpeming Housing Commission housing.
There are 28 persons with disabilities living in Ishpeming Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the Ishpeming Housing Commission.
The Ishpeming 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.
Section 8 vouchers can be moved to another area.
Once certain conditions are met, a Section 8 voucher may be transferred to another area (known as "porting").Sandra Lewis-Kidd says:
"I received daily updates from Affordable Housing Online on waiting list openings not only in my city, but also other states and cities accepting applications. I was able to apply, and was actually chosen for the Section 8 housing lottery!"