This housing agency serves Carteret, New Jersey.
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The Carteret Housing Authority (CHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for elderly/disabled individuals.Please Note: The public housing waiting list for families is currently closed.The CHA offers two public housing communities with 252 units for families and senior/disabled individuals. To apply for public housing, you must visit the CHA to pick up an application, located at 96 Roosevelt Ave, Carteret, NJ 07008, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:15 pm, Monday-Thursday; and on Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 12:45 pm.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, proof of all income.The CHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: veteran, homeless, displaced, or live and/or work in Carteret.For more information the CHA can be reached by calling (732) 541-6800 during normal office hours Monday-Thursday and on Friday between the hours of 8:30 am and 12:45 pm.
Carteret Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 538 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
96 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret, NJ
(732) 541-6800Section 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
Carteret Housing Authority serves 578 low-income households. The agency manages 646 Housing Choice Vouchers and 49 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 80 percent of households served by Carteret Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of Carteret Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 196 households and make up 34 percent of households served by Carteret Housing Authority.
There are 479 female-headed renter households living in Carteret Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Carteret Housing Authority.
| Black | 156 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 23 |
| White | 69 |
| Hispanic | 329 |
There are 225 households headed by seniors served by the Carteret Housing Authority. Senior households are 39% of households in Carteret Housing Authority housing.
There are 115 persons with disabilities living in Carteret Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 20% of households served by the Carteret Housing Authority.
The Carteret 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.
You can still apply to online applications without internet access.
If you don't have internet access, go to a local public library that has devices with an online connection.Kim Eatmon says:
"Affordable Housing Online is a great way to see what’s available for low income housing."