This housing agency serves Salem, New Jersey.
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The Salem Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The SHA offers one family public housing community and one senior/disabled public housing community.To apply for public housing, you must visit the SHA to pick up an application, located at 205 7th StSalem, NJ, between the hours of 8:30 am and 12:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. No documents are needed at this time.The SHA does not have a preference. Your application will be placed by date and time received.For more information the SHA can be reached by calling (856) 935-5022 between the hours of 8:30 am and 12:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Salem Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 240 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
205 7th Street, Salem, NJ
(856) 265-6207Section 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
Salem Housing Authority serves 166 low-income households. The agency manages 33 Housing Choice Vouchers and 136 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 86 percent of households served by Salem Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Salem Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 44 households and make up 27 percent of households served by Salem Housing Authority.
There are 137 female-headed renter households living in Salem Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Salem Housing Authority.
| Black | 128 |
| White | 23 |
| Hispanic | 17 |
There are 56 households headed by seniors served by the Salem Housing Authority. Senior households are 34% of households in Salem Housing Authority housing.
There are 24 persons with disabilities living in Salem Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 15% of households served by the Salem Housing Authority.
The Salem Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Wait until you have a Section 8 voucher to find housing.
It usually takes months or years to reach the top of a Section 8 HCV waiting list. Any apartments you see now will likely not be available when you get your voucher.Steve Rubin says:
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