This housing agency serves Lincoln Park, Michigan.
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The Lincoln Park Housing Commission is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and elderly/disabled individuals.
This housing commission offers 2 apartment communities for elderly and disabled individuals, with all utilities and basic cable included. For families, they offer scattered single homes located throughout Lincoln Park.
To apply for public housing, you can stop by their office located at 1356 Electric Avenue, Lincoln Park, MI, to pick up an application, or one can be mailed to you by calling 313-388-4660, during normal business hours.
Once you have completed the application you must call the housing commission at 313-388-4660, to schedule an interview to finish the application process. Be sure to bring originals of: birth certificates, social security cards, bank statements, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.
This housing commission does not go by a preference point system, instead, your application is placed by date and time received.
For more information please contact the housing commission during normal office hours by calling 313-388-4660.
Lincoln Park Housing Commission provides affordable housing for up to 448 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
1356 Electric Avenue, Lincoln Park, MI
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Lincoln Park Housing Commission serves 295 low-income households. The agency manages 297 Housing Choice Vouchers and 117 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 85 percent of households served by Lincoln Park Housing Commission. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Lincoln Park Housing Commission households.
Working adults head 41 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Lincoln Park Housing Commission.
There are 227 female-headed renter households living in Lincoln Park Housing Commission housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the Lincoln Park Housing Commission.
| Black | 168 |
| White | 112 |
| Hispanic | 15 |
There are 135 households headed by seniors served by the Lincoln Park Housing Commission. Senior households are 46% of households in Lincoln Park Housing Commission housing.
There are 138 persons with disabilities living in Lincoln Park Housing Commission housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 47% of households served by the Lincoln Park Housing Commission.
The Lincoln Park Housing Commission 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.
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