This housing agency serves Tupelo, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo (HACT) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACT offers four Public Housing communities with 486 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to 701 South Canal Street, Tupelo, MS, between the hour of 10:00 am until 3:00 pm, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, bank statements, divorce decree if applicable, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The HACT does not have a preference. Qualified applicants will be placed by date and time the application is received.More information can be found by visiting the HACT website http://www.tupha.org, or by calling 662-842-5122 during normal office hours.
The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo provides affordable housing for up to 390 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
701 South Canal Street, Tupelo, MS
Visit Website — (662) 842-5122Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo serves 364 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 364 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 51 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo households.
Working adults head 145 households and make up 40 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
There are 291 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing. Households headed by females are 80% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
| Black | 324 |
| White | 40 |
There are 101 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo. Senior households are 28% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing.
There are 47 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 13% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Tupelo 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").Bishop Demetres Walker says:
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