This housing agency serves Waynesboro, Mississippi.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro (HACW) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACW offers one Public Housing community with 50 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, visit the HACW to pick up an application, located at 1069 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, Wayne County, MS, between the hours of 8:00 until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, between the hour of 8:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.The HACW does not have a preference. Qualified applicants will be placed by date time application is received.For more information, the HACW can be reached by calling 601-735-4522, during normal office hours.
The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro provides affordable housing for up to 50 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1069 Wayne Street, Waynesboro, MS
(601) 735-4522Section 8 Application Checklist
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The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro serves 46 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 46 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 50 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 87 percent of The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro households.
Working adults head 17 households and make up 39 percent of households served by The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro.
There are 35 female-headed renter households living in The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro housing. Households headed by females are 78% of those served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro.
| Black | 33 |
| White | 13 |
There are 21 households headed by seniors served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro. Senior households are 46% of households in The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro housing.
There are 12 persons with disabilities living in The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 28% of households served by the The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro.
The The Housing Authority of the City of Waynesboro 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").Jenn Rebecca Jones says:
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