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The Wilna Housing Authority is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.This housing authority offers one community dedicated to senior/disabled individuals, and one community for families, all are located throughout Wilna.There are two ways to apply for public housing:1. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 315-493-1480, during normal office hours.2. Stop by the housing authority office to pick up an application, located at 600 S. Washington St. #600, Carthage, NY 13619, during normal office hours.Once the application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to include copies of these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of income, and photo IDs for all adult household members. Also, be sure to check which papers in the application need to be notarized before sending back the application.This housing authority does not have a preference, all applications are placed by date and time received.For more information, the housing authority can be reached by calling 315-493-1480, during normal office hours.
Wilna Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 100 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
600 South Washington Street, Carthage, NY
(315) 493-1480Section 8 Application Checklist
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Wilna Housing Authority serves 98 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 98 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 63 percent of households served by Wilna Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 84 percent of Wilna Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 3 households and make up 4 percent of households served by Wilna Housing Authority.
There are 50 female-headed renter households living in Wilna Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 52% of those served by the Wilna Housing Authority.
| Black | 3 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 93 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 56 households headed by seniors served by the Wilna Housing Authority. Senior households are 58% of households in Wilna Housing Authority housing.
There are 54 persons with disabilities living in Wilna Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 56% of households served by the Wilna Housing Authority.
The Wilna 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.
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Libby Trahan says:
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