This housing agency serves Sunbury, Pennsylvania.
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| Open Until Further Notice: Sunbury Housing Authority Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
| Open Until Further Notice: Sunbury Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List | Learn More |
The Sunbury Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list applications. This waiting list is open indefinitely. To apply, you must visit the SHA office in person to pick up an application, located at 705 Market Street, P.O. Box 458, Sunbury, PA 17801, during normal office hours. Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to bring these original documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members. The SHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Sunbury, victim of domestic violence, elderly, disabled, or victim of natural disaster.For more information, the SHA can be reached by calling 570-286-8563 during normal office hours.
The Sunbury Housing Authority (SHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals. The SHA offers two public housing communities with 306 units for families and senior/disabled individuals. To apply for public housing, you must visit the SHA office to pick up an application, located at 705 Market Street, P.O. Box 458, Sunbury , PA 17801, during normal office hours. Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above. Be sure to bring these original documents with you: birth certificates, social security cards, proof of all income, photo IDs for all adult household members. The SHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in Sunbury, victim of domestic violence, elderly, disabled, or victim of natural disaster. For more information the SHA can be reached by calling 570-286-8563 during normal office hours.
Sunbury Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 547 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
705 Market Street, Sunbury, PA
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Sunbury Housing Authority serves 426 low-income households. The agency manages 240 Housing Choice Vouchers and 282 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 59 percent of households served by Sunbury Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Sunbury Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 89 households and make up 21 percent of households served by Sunbury Housing Authority.
There are 285 female-headed renter households living in Sunbury Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 67% of those served by the Sunbury Housing Authority.
| Black | 30 |
| White | 328 |
| Hispanic | 64 |
There are 200 households headed by seniors served by the Sunbury Housing Authority. Senior households are 47% of households in Sunbury Housing Authority housing.
There are 136 persons with disabilities living in Sunbury Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 32% of households served by the Sunbury Housing Authority.
The Sunbury 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.
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