This housing agency serves Salem, New Hampshire.
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The Salem Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please note: The SHA does not offer family Public Housing.The SHA offers one Public Housing community with 158 units for senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the SHA to pick up an application, located at 70 Telfer Circle, Salem, NH 03079 during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 603-893-6417 during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members.No preferences were noted.More information can be found by visiting the SHA website at http://www.salemhanh.org, or by calling 603-893-6417 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of the Town of Salem provides affordable housing for up to 158 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
70 Telfer Circle, Salem, NH
(603) 893-6417Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the Town of Salem serves 156 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 156 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 59 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Salem. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 93 percent of Housing Authority of the Town of Salem households.
Working adults head 7 households and make up 5 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the Town of Salem.
There are 118 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the Town of Salem housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Salem.
| Black | 2 |
| Native American | 2 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 150 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 135 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Salem. Senior households are 87% of households in Housing Authority of the Town of Salem housing.
There are 45 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the Town of Salem housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the Housing Authority of the Town of Salem.
The Housing Authority of the Town of Salem 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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