This housing agency serves Columbus, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus (HACC) is accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals from the earliest confirmed open date of August 12, 2015, until further notice.
To apply while the waitlist is open, pick up an application at the HACG Admissions office, located at 1146 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Columbus, GA 31906. Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; closed from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. for lunch.
Once the paper application is completed it must be: Returned to the HACG office, located at the address mentioned above. Tuesdays and Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Please note: "At the time of application, applicants need to bring the following information:
All adult members of the household must be present at the time of application."
The maximum income limits for each household size are as follows:
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the HACC website.
Sources: This information was verified by the HACC public housing page on March 21, 2024.
The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus provides affordable housing for up to 480 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
914 4th Street South, Columbus, MS
Visit Website — (662) 328-4236Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus serves 440 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 440 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus households.
Working adults head 136 households and make up 31 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus.
There are 338 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus housing. Households headed by females are 77% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus.
| Black | 427 |
| White | 9 |
There are 149 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus. Senior households are 34% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus housing.
There are 101 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 23% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Columbus 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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