This housing agency serves Festus, Missouri.
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The Festus Housing Authority (FHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.Please note: The FHA does accept senior/disabled applicants, as long as they have at least two people in the household.The FHA offers one Public Housing community with 56 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 2 to 3 bedrooms.There are two ways to apply:
Festus Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 57 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1504 Robert Thompson Lane, Festus, MO
Visit Website — (636) 937-0044Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Festus Housing Authority serves 54 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 54 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 42 percent of households served by Festus Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 60 percent of Festus Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 34 households and make up 64 percent of households served by Festus Housing Authority.
There are 48 female-headed renter households living in Festus Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 89% of those served by the Festus Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| White | 52 |
There are 11 households headed by seniors served by the Festus Housing Authority. Senior households are 22% of households in Festus Housing Authority housing.
There are 6 persons with disabilities living in Festus Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 12% of households served by the Festus Housing Authority.
The Festus Housing Authority 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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