This housing agency serves Weirton and Weirton, West Virginia.
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The Housing Authority of the City of Weirton (HACW) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACW offers one Public Housing community with 120 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, call the HACW to submit an application over the phone at (304) 797-8530, during normal office hours.Once your application has been processed you will receive a letter in the mail from the HACW, informing you of a final interview. At that time you will need to bring your documents.No preferences were noted.For more information, the HACW can be reached by calling (304) 797-8530 during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of the City of Weirton provides affordable housing for up to 650 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
525 Cove Road, Weirton, WV
(304) 797-8530Section 8 Application Checklist
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Housing Authority of the City of Weirton serves 81 low-income households. The agency manages 540 Housing Choice Vouchers and 108 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 67 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Weirton. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 94 percent of Housing Authority of the City of Weirton households.
Working adults head 20 households and make up 25 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of Weirton.
There are 56 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of Weirton housing. Households headed by females are 70% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of Weirton.
| Black | 6 |
| White | 73 |
| Hispanic | 1 |
There are 30 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of Weirton. Senior households are 38% of households in Housing Authority of the City of Weirton housing.
There are 30 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of Weirton housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 38% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of Weirton.
The Housing Authority of the City of Weirton is rated as a troubled 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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