This housing agency serves Oliver Springs, Tennessee.
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The Oliver Springs Housing Authority (OSHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals. The OSHA offers one Public Housing community with 113 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, visit the OSHA to pick up an application, located at 113 Wagner Ct., Oliver Springs, TN 37840, from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm EDT, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, you must call the OSHA to set up an application interview at (865) 435-1711 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, Social Security Cards, proof of all income, and photo IDs for all adult household members. All adult household members must be present at the interview.The OSHA does not have a preference. Qualified applicants will be placed on the waiting list by the date and time the application is received.For more information, the OSHA can be reached by calling (865) 435-1711 from 8:00 am until 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday.
Oliver Springs Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 114 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
113 Wagner Court, Oliver Springs, TN
(865) 435-1711Section 8 Application Checklist
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Oliver Springs Housing Authority serves 108 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 108 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 57 percent of households served by Oliver Springs Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 82 percent of Oliver Springs Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 35 households and make up 33 percent of households served by Oliver Springs Housing Authority.
There are 75 female-headed renter households living in Oliver Springs Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Oliver Springs Housing Authority.
| Black | 8 |
| White | 99 |
| Hispanic | 2 |
There are 33 households headed by seniors served by the Oliver Springs Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Oliver Springs Housing Authority housing.
There are 27 persons with disabilities living in Oliver Springs Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 25% of households served by the Oliver Springs Housing Authority.
The Oliver Springs 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.
Housing options for seniors.
Many housing programs have apartments or entire properties restricted to senior residents only, including Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly.Gina Pocan says:
"Thank you, Affordable Housing Online, for being there for some of the most vulnerable people."