Housing Authority of Newcastle provides affordable housing for up to 16 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
603 Commerce Street, Newcastle, TX
(940) 846-3378Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of Newcastle serves 16 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 16 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 56 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Newcastle. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 69 percent of Housing Authority of Newcastle households.
Working adults head 7 households and make up 44 percent of households served by Housing Authority of Newcastle.
There are 12 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of Newcastle housing. Households headed by females are 81% of those served by the Housing Authority of Newcastle.
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There are 8 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of Newcastle. Senior households are 50% of households in Housing Authority of Newcastle housing.
There are 4 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of Newcastle housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 29% of households served by the Housing Authority of Newcastle.
The Housing Authority of Newcastle 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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