This housing agency serves Rahway, New Jersey.
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The Rahway Housing Authority is not accepting public housing waiting list applications at this time.
Rahway Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 483 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
165 East Grand Avenue, Rahway, NJ
(732) 499-0066Section 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
Rahway Housing Authority serves 391 low-income households. The agency manages 211 Housing Choice Vouchers and 199 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 68 percent of households served by Rahway Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Rahway Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 117 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Rahway Housing Authority.
There are 297 female-headed renter households living in Rahway Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 76% of those served by the Rahway Housing Authority.
| Black | 211 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 4 |
| White | 109 |
| Hispanic | 66 |
There are 203 households headed by seniors served by the Rahway Housing Authority. Senior households are 52% of households in Rahway Housing Authority housing.
There are 70 persons with disabilities living in Rahway Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 18% of households served by the Rahway Housing Authority.
The Rahway 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.
Prepare to pay a fee to apply for units that accept Section 8 vouchers.
While there is no charge for Section 8 applications, a private landlord may charge a fee to apply for an available unit.Lorraine Dale says:
"I have visited Affordable Housing Online over and over again to get on waiting lists. I never would have even gotten on them without this information!"