This housing agency serves Bedford County, Pennsylvania.
Housing Authority of the County of Bedford provides affordable housing for up to 330 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
201 South Richard Street, Bedford, PA
(814) 623-1477Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the County of Bedford serves 309 low-income households. The agency manages 311 Housing Choice Vouchers and 23 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 75 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Bedford. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 98 percent of Housing Authority of the County of Bedford households.
Working adults head 43 households and make up 14 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the County of Bedford.
There are 222 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the County of Bedford housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Housing Authority of the County of Bedford.
| Black | 3 |
| White | 300 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 120 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the County of Bedford. Senior households are 39% of households in Housing Authority of the County of Bedford housing.
There are 123 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the County of Bedford housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 40% of households served by the Housing Authority of the County of Bedford.
The Housing Authority of the County of Bedford is rated as a standard 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.
Affordable housing is for both families and individuals.
There is no requirement to have family members or children to live in affordable housing. Single persons are eligible for housing.Ellie Ruedas says:
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