This housing agency serves Armstrong County, Briscoe County, Carson County, Castro County, Childress County, Collingsworth County, Dallam County, Deaf Smith County, Donley County, Gray County, Hall County, Hansford County, Hartley County, Hemphill County, Hutchinson County, Lipscomb County, Moore County, Ochiltree County, Oldham County, Parmer County, Potter County, Randall County, Roberts County, Sherman County, Swisher County, Wheeler County, Texas.
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| Open Now: Texas Panhandle Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Waiting List | Learn More |
The Panhandle Community Services (PCS) Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher waiting list is currently open. Applications are being accepted from April, 2018, until further notice.
To apply during the opening period, pick up an application at any Panhandle Community Services location. Information on each service center can be found here.
This waiting list has the following preferences:The Elderly, Persons with Disabilities, Working/Employed, Persons Who Live or Work in the Panhandle counties of Texas, Victims of Domestic Violence, Those Displaced by Natural Disaster.
Applicants will be placed on the waiting list by date and time of application, by order of preferences.
For more information, visit the PCS website.
Panhandle Community Services provides affordable housing for up to 2,001 low- and moderate-income households through its public housing programs.
1309 Southwest 8th Avenue, Amarillo, TX
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Panhandle Community Services serves 1,677 low-income households. The agency manages 2,071 Housing Choice Vouchers and 0 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 72 percent of households served by Panhandle Community Services. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 95 percent of Panhandle Community Services households.
Working adults head 519 households and make up 31 percent of households served by Panhandle Community Services.
There are 1391 female-headed renter households living in Panhandle Community Services housing. Households headed by females are 83% of those served by the Panhandle Community Services.
| Black | 453 |
| Native American | 17 |
| White | 654 |
| Hispanic | 537 |
There are 486 households headed by seniors served by the Panhandle Community Services. Senior households are 29% of households in Panhandle Community Services housing.
There are 352 persons with disabilities living in Panhandle Community Services housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 21% of households served by the Panhandle Community Services.
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