This housing agency serves Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
Woonsocket Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,946 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
679 Social Street, Woonsocket, RI
Visit Website — (401) 767-8000Section 8 Application Checklist
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Woonsocket Housing Authority serves 1,744 low-income households. The agency manages 740 Housing Choice Vouchers and 1,182 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 71 percent of households served by Woonsocket Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 92 percent of Woonsocket Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 436 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Woonsocket Housing Authority.
There are 1308 female-headed renter households living in Woonsocket Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 75% of those served by the Woonsocket Housing Authority.
| Black | 140 |
| Asian-Pacific Islander | 17 |
| White | 907 |
| Hispanic | 680 |
There are 680 households headed by seniors served by the Woonsocket Housing Authority. Senior households are 39% of households in Woonsocket Housing Authority housing.
There are 540 persons with disabilities living in Woonsocket Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 31% of households served by the Woonsocket Housing Authority.
The Woonsocket 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.
Prepare to pay a fee to apply for units that accept Section 8 vouchers.
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