Greensboro Housing Authoity
Greensboro Housing Authoity is a housing authority that participates in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), and Public Housing programs. As of March 3rd, 2021, Greensboro Housing Authoity has 2 waiting lists that are open now or opening soon.
Greensboro Housing Authoity serves Guilford County but does not serve High Point.
Open Greensboro Housing Authoity Waiting Lists
Due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, some waiting list openings may be postponed until further notice. Visit the housing authority's website for the latest on its current operations, if one is available. If there is no information online, contact the housing authority directly. Due to a high volume of calls and modified office hours in most areas, it may take days or weeks to get a response.
Greensboro Housing Authoity Website: http://www.gha-nc.org/.
Greensboro Housing Authoity Phone: (336) 275-8501.
Open Until Further Notice:
Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Project-Based Voucher Waiting List
The Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) Section 8 Project Based Voucher waiting list is currently open, from May 1, 2019 at 8:30 am ET, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Reside in GHA's jurisdiction.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the GHA website.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (336) 271-3368.
IMPORTANT:
This is not the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. Section 8 Project-Based Voucher tenants are required to live in a specific apartment community or scattered site. After one year of occupancy, a Project-Based Voucher tenant may request to be placed on a waiting list to receive the next available Housing Choice Voucher or similar tenant-based rental assistance.
Last Updated on 12/02/2020.
Open Until Further Notice:
Greensboro, North Carolina Public Housing Waiting List
How To Apply to the Public Housing Waiting List
The Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) Public Housing waiting list is currently open, from May 1, 2019 at 8:30 am ET, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, complete the online application here.
This waiting list has the following preferences: Reside in GHA's jurisdiction.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the GHA website here.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (336) 271-3368.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 12/02/2020.
Other Greensboro Housing Authoity Waiting Lists
Closed:
Guilford County, North Carolina Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The Greensboro Housing Authority (GHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently closed. It was last open from May 1, 2019, until an unconfirmed close date. There is no notice of when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply during the opening period, applicants were required to complete the online application.
This waiting list had the following preferences: Reside in GHA's jurisdiction.
It is not known how applicants were placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the GHA website.
Last Updated on 12/02/2020.
Closed:
Guilford County, North Carolina Mainstream Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
How To Apply to the Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List
The status of this waiting list is unknown. If you have information regarding this waiting list
contact us.
Last Updated on 08/14/2019.
About Greensboro Housing Authoity
More information about Greensboro Housing Authoity can be found on its website at http://www.gha-nc.org/.
Representatives of Greensboro Housing Authoity may be available by phone at (336) 275-8501. Unless otherwise noted above, applications will not be provided or accepted by phone.
About the Greensboro Housing Authoity Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Greensboro Housing Authoity manages 4,605 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following is a summary of the types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2019:
|
Standard | Homeownership | Family Unification | Tenant Protection | Ported Out | VASH | Non-Elderly Disabled |
Vouchers |
2,122 | 62 | 100 | 107 | 34 | 68 | 327 |
Monthly Cost Per Voucher |
$481 | $377 | $589 | $420 | $499 | $311 | $409 |
Monthly Cost |
$1,020,962 | $23,359 | $58,860 | $44,991 | $16,957 | $21,180 | $133,849 |
Household Characteristics of Voucher Holders for Greensboro Housing Authoity
Waiting List and Tenancy
According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 10% having issued approximately 431 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 6 years and 3 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 19 months on the waiting list1.
Income Characteristics
According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 2.1 persons and has a household income of $12,203 per year. 92% of households were very low income (VLI) and 64% were extremely low income (ELI). 27% of households had wages as a major source of income, 1% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 68% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.
Heads of Household Characteristics
2% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 50% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 23% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 25% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 1% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.
42% of households included children, 2% of which had two adults in the household. 39% of households with children have a female head of household. 80% of all households were headed by a female.
94% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 90% of all heads of households being Black and 1% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Greensboro Housing Authoity Housing Choice Voucher program, 26% include at least one person with a disability. 44% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 66% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
28% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 36% with 2 bedrooms and 36% with 3 or more bedrooms. 29% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.
Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances
The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Greensboro Housing Authoity voucher holders in 2016 was $307 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $587. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $117.
1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.
Public Housing Apartments Operated by Greensboro Housing Authoity
202 Windhill Ct
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707 W Florida St
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1300 Ogden St
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2702 Patio Place
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2314 N Church St
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200 Spring Garden St
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3911-3915 Baylor Court
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4223 Romaine St
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1908 Peale Ter
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4 Lake Spring Ct
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3502 Old Battleground Rd
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2917 W Florida St
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4807 Silverbriar Ct
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12 Laurel Lee Ter
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312 N Swing Rd
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2300A Apache St
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1806 Morning Joy Pl
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1700C Morning View Dr
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3819 Overland Hts
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3403A Rehobeth Church Rd
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1201 Thicket Ln
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1806 Morning Joy Pl
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5389-5399 Clarinda Drive
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1306 East Gate City Boulevard
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