This housing agency serves Lenoir County, North Carolina.
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| Closed: City of Kinston and Lenoir County, North Carolina Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental housing assistance in City of Kinston and Lenoir County, North Carolina.
The Kinston Housing Authority (KHA) last accepted Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications from March 20, 2024 until April 5, 2024. There is no notice when this waiting list will reopen.
To apply while the waitlist is open, applicants were required to pick up the application from one of the KHA locations listed on the public notice.
Once the application was completed, it was postmarked and mailed no later than April 5, 2024 to the KHA. Applicants were reminded that no applications were accepted at any Kinston Housing Authority office, but were accepted by the US Post Office mail only.
Preferences have not been confirmed.
Selected applicants were placed on the waiting list by random lottery.
For more information, visit the KHA website.
Sources: This information was verified by the KHA public notice on March 8, 2024.
Kinston Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,524 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
| Monday | 8:00am-5:30pm |
| Tuesday | 8:00am-5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 8:00am-5:30pm |
| Thursday | 8:00am-5:30pm |
608 North Queen Street, Kinston, NC
(252) 523-1195Section 8 Application Checklist
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Kinston Housing Authority serves 1,387 low-income households. The agency manages 889 Housing Choice Vouchers and 641 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Kinston Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Kinston Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 388 households and make up 28 percent of households served by Kinston Housing Authority.
There are 1206 female-headed renter households living in Kinston Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 87% of those served by the Kinston Housing Authority.
| Black | 1,304 |
| White | 69 |
| Hispanic | 14 |
There are 305 households headed by seniors served by the Kinston Housing Authority. Senior households are 22% of households in Kinston Housing Authority housing.
There are 291 persons with disabilities living in Kinston Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Kinston Housing Authority.
The Kinston 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.
Kinston Housing Authority’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting list was last opened on March 20, 2024 and closed on April 5, 2024.
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