Municipality of Vega Alta provides affordable housing for up to 126 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
Carr#2 Km. 30.8, Vega Alta, Puerto Rico
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Municipality of Vega Alta serves 108 low-income households. The agency manages 169 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 70 percent of households served by Municipality of Vega Alta. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 89 percent of Municipality of Vega Alta households.
Working adults head 20 households and make up 19 percent of households served by Municipality of Vega Alta.
There are 85 female-headed renter households living in Municipality of Vega Alta housing. Households headed by females are 79% of those served by the Municipality of Vega Alta.
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There are 18 households headed by seniors served by the Municipality of Vega Alta. Senior households are 17% of households in Municipality of Vega Alta housing.
There are 23 persons with disabilities living in Municipality of Vega Alta housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 22% of households served by the Municipality of Vega Alta.
Housing options for persons with disabilities.
Many housing programs have apartments or properties restricted to residents with disabilities, including Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with DisabilitiesSandra Lewis-Kidd says:
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