This housing agency serves Brookhaven, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven provides affordable housing for up to 248 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
501 Brookman Drive, Brookhaven, MS
(601) 833-1781Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven serves 223 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 223 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven households.
Working adults head 64 households and make up 29 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven.
There are 165 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven.
| Black | 187 |
| White | 20 |
| Hispanic | 16 |
There are 86 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven. Senior households are 39% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven housing.
There are 55 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Brookhaven 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.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Belinda Hewitt says:
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