This housing agency serves Watervliet, New York.
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The Watervliet Housing Authority (WHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open until further notice.
Watervliet, NY is about 5 miles northeast of Albany, NY.
There are two ways to apply:
Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be:
No documents are needed at this time.
The following preferences have been identified: Resident, former resident
Qualified applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time of the pre-application submission, by order of preferences.
Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.
If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.
For more information, visit the WHA website, or call the office at (518) 273-4717.
The Watervliet Housing Authority (WHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The WHA offers three three senior/disabled communities with 306 units, and four family communities located throughout Watervliet, NY.To apply for the Green Island senior community, download and print the pre-application online here.To apply for all other Public Housing communities, download and print the pre-application online here.Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be hand delivered or mailed to the WHA office, located at 2400 Second Ave., Watervliet, NY 12189, from 8:00 am until 4:00 pm ET, Monday-Friday.The following preferences have been identified: a local veteran, or disabled.Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.For more information, visit the WHA website, or call the office at (518) 273-4717.
Watervliet Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 215 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
2400 2nd Avenue, Watervliet, NY
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Watervliet Housing Authority serves 168 low-income households. The agency manages 219 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 77 percent of households served by Watervliet Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Watervliet Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 50 households and make up 30 percent of households served by Watervliet Housing Authority.
There are 141 female-headed renter households living in Watervliet Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 84% of those served by the Watervliet Housing Authority.
| Black | 49 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 102 |
| Hispanic | 17 |
There are 45 households headed by seniors served by the Watervliet Housing Authority. Senior households are 27% of households in Watervliet Housing Authority housing.
There are 43 persons with disabilities living in Watervliet Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 26% of households served by the Watervliet Housing Authority.
The Watervliet 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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