This housing agency serves Newton, New Jersey.
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The Newton Housing Authority (NHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please Note: The NHA does not have a family public housing program.The NHA offers one community with 80 units dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the NHA to pick up an application, located at 32 Liberty St., Newton, NJ 07860, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 973-383-5191 during normal office hours.3. Download application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be hand delivered to the address listed above.The NHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: Town of Newton resident, Sussex County resident, or displaced by a natural disaster.More information can be found by visiting the NHA website at http://www.newtonhousingauthority.com/, or by calling 973-383-5191 during normal office hours.
Newton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 80 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
32 Liberty Street, Newton, NJ
Visit Website — (908) 859-0122Section 8 Application Checklist
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Newton Housing Authority serves 76 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 76 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 61 percent of households served by Newton Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Newton Housing Authority households.
There are 53 female-headed renter households living in Newton Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Newton Housing Authority.
| Black | 2 |
| Native American | 1 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 68 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 66 households headed by seniors served by the Newton Housing Authority. Senior households are 87% of households in Newton Housing Authority housing.
There are 27 persons with disabilities living in Newton Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 36% of households served by the Newton Housing Authority.
The Newton 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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