This housing agency serves Higginsville, Missouri.
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The Higginsville Housing Authority (HHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The HHA offers one Public Housing community with 76 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 3 bedrooms.To apply, visit the HHA to pick up a pre-application, located at 419 Fairground Ave., Higginsville, MO 64037, from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm CT, Monday-Friday.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include these documents with the pre-application: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, photo IDs for all adult household members, and proof of all income.The HHA does have a preference for applicants that live and/or work in Higginsville.For more information, call the HHA office at (660) 584-3911 from 8:00 am until 1:00 pm, Monday-Friday.
Higginsville Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 76 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
419 Fairground Avenue, Higginsville, MO
(660) 584-3911Section 8 Application Checklist
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Higginsville Housing Authority serves 72 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 72 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 47 percent of households served by Higginsville Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 86 percent of Higginsville Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 20 households and make up 29 percent of households served by Higginsville Housing Authority.
There are 53 female-headed renter households living in Higginsville Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Higginsville Housing Authority.
| Black | 5 |
| White | 66 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 38 households headed by seniors served by the Higginsville Housing Authority. Senior households are 54% of households in Higginsville Housing Authority housing.
There are 15 persons with disabilities living in Higginsville Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Higginsville Housing Authority.
The Higginsville 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.
Know your rights as a Section 8 tenant.
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