Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
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Open: Scioto and Lawrence County, Ohio Section 8 HCV
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2019, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, visit the PMHA Administrative Office, located at 410 Court Street Portsmouth, OH 45662, from 8:00 am until 11:30 am ET, Monday-Friday.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the PMHA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance in Scioto and Lawrence County, Ohio.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (740) 354-4547.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 11/11/2019.
Open: Efficiency, One, Two, Three, and Four-Bedroom, Public Housing
Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.
The Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (PMHA) waiting list for Public Housing apartments is currently open. Applications are being accepted since at least October, 2019, until further notice.
According to the PMHA, it "owns and maintains 886 rental units located in Portsmouth, New Boston, Sciotoville, West Portsmouth and Wheelersburg consisting of houses, apartments, townhomes and high-rise buildings. The complexes include Wayne Hills, Farley Square, Alexandria House, Hudson House, Cliffside House, Miller Manor, Lett Terrace and Scattered Sites. Efficiency apartments, one, two, three and four bedroom units are available, but there is a waiting list for all bedroom sizes."
To apply during the opening period, visit the PMHA Administrative Office, located at 410 Court Street Portsmouth, OH 45662, from 8:00 am until 11:30 am ET, Monday-Friday.
Preferences have not yet been confirmed.
It is not known how applicants will be placed on the waiting list.
For more information, visit the PMHA website.
Service Area
This waiting list is for Public Housing rental assistance in Portsmouth, New Boston, Sciotoville, West Portsmouth and Wheelersburg, Ohio. Apartments offered through this waiting list are only located within this service area.
Reasonable Accommodation
Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (740) 354-4547.
Next Steps
Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.
Last Updated on 11/11/2019.
About Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority
410 Court Street, Portsmouth, OH | Visit Website | (740) 354-4547
Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,264 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..
Housing Authority Jurisdiction
Low-income housing managed by Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority is located in Lawrence County, OH and Scioto County, OH.
Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.
About the Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program
As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority manages 545 active Housing Choice Vouchers.
The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:
| Standard | Ported Out | VASH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vouchers | 541 | 1 | 3 |
| Monthly Cost Per Voucher | $412 | $182 | $337 |
| Monthly Cost | $222,856 | $182 | $1,010 |
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 13% having issued approximately 46 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 8 years and 4 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 33 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 $11,363 per year. 97% of households were very low income (VLI) and 72% were extremely low income (ELI). 22% 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 75% 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, 47% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 26% 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.
41% of households included children, 5% of which had two adults in the household. 36% of households with children have a female head of household. 80% of all households were headed by a female.
8% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 6% of all heads of households being Black and 0% being Hispanic.
Of all households participating in the Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher program, 29% include at least one person with a disability. 49% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 65% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.
Bedroom Size and Overhousing
48% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 29% with 2 bedrooms and 24% with 3 or more bedrooms. 4% 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 Portsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority voucher holders in 2016 was $288 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $485. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $210.
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.
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