This housing agency serves Poughkeepsie, New York.
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This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Poughkeepsie, New York.
The City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from September 13, 2023, until October 4, 2023. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waiting list was open, applicants were required to pick up an application from the Section 8 Housing Office.
Once the application was completed, it was postmarked by October 4, 2023, and mailed to The City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HVC Office.
The maximum income limits for each household size were as follows:
This waiting list had the following preferences: preference will be given to Dutchess County residents.
It was not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office website.
Sources: This information was verified by the City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office public notice on August 30, 2023.
City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office provides affordable housing for up to 1,033 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:30am-4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am-4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am-4:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am-4:30pm |
| Friday | 8:30am-4:30pm |
1 Civic Center Plaza, Poughkeepsie, NY
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City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office serves 712 low-income households. The agency manages 1,033 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 96 percent of City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office households.
Working adults head 128 households and make up 18 percent of households served by City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office.
There are 484 female-headed renter households living in City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office housing. Households headed by females are 68% of those served by the City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office.
| Black | 242 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 7 |
| White | 363 |
| Hispanic | 93 |
There are 420 households headed by seniors served by the City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office. Senior households are 59% of households in City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office housing.
There are 263 persons with disabilities living in City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 37% of households served by the City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office.
City of Poughkeepsie Section 8 HCV Office’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on September 13, 2023 and closed on October 4, 2023.
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