This housing agency serves Freeport, New York.
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| Closed: Freeport, New York Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Closed: Freeport Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in Freeport, New York.
The Freeport Housing Authority (FHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from April 3, 2023, until April 14, 2023. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
There were two ways to apply during the opening period:
Once the paper application was completed, it must have been either:
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on this waiting list by random lottery, weighed by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the FHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the FHA notice on March 29, 2023.
The Freeport Housing Authority is not accepting public housing waiting list applications at this time.
Freeport Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 561 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
3 Buffalo Avenue, Freeport, NY
(516) 623-2508Section 8 Application Checklist
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Freeport Housing Authority serves 448 low-income households. The agency manages 315 Housing Choice Vouchers and 247 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 Freeport Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 97 percent of Freeport Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 103 households and make up 23 percent of households served by Freeport Housing Authority.
There are 327 female-headed renter households living in Freeport Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 73% of those served by the Freeport Housing Authority.
| Black | 157 |
| White | 31 |
| Hispanic | 260 |
There are 268 households headed by seniors served by the Freeport Housing Authority. Senior households are 60% of households in Freeport Housing Authority housing.
There are 143 persons with disabilities living in Freeport Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 32% of households served by the Freeport Housing Authority.
The Freeport 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.
Freeport Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on April 3, 2023 and closed on April 14, 2023.
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