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Please Note: Due to the decentralized nature of affordable housing information, the information about this waiting list may be out of date.

The Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond (HACNR) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.

Please note: Families are welcome to apply but they must qualify for a 1 or 2 bedroom unit.

The HACNR offers one Public Housing community with 40 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 2 bedrooms.

There are two ways to apply:

  1. Visit the AHCNR to pick up a pre-application, located at 370 Odanah Ave # 370, New Richmond, WI 54017, during normal office hours.
  2. Request to have a pre-applicaiton mailed or emailed to you by calling (715) 246-2130 during normal office hours.
Once the pre-application has been completed, it can be mailed or hand delivered to the address listed above.

No documents are needed at this time.

No preferences were noted.

For more information, call the HACNR office at (715) 246-2130 during normal office hours.
Reasonable Accommodation

Applicants who need help completing the application due to disability can make a reasonable accommodation request to the housing authority via (715)246-2130.

Next Steps

Learn more about what happens after the application is submitted.

Last Updated on 09/04/2015.

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About Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond

370 Odanah Avenue, New Richmond, WI (715) 246-2130

Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond provides affordable housing for up to 60 low and moderate income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Public Housing programs..

Housing Authority Jurisdiction

Low-income housing managed by Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond is located in New Richmond, WI.

Households with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher managed by this housing authority must rent within its jurisdiction.

About the Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program

As of the HUDs most recent Voucher Management System report, Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond manages 19 active Housing Choice Vouchers.

The following table summarizes types of vouchers managed and the monthly costs of each as of December 31st, 2021:

Standard
Vouchers 19
Monthly Cost Per Voucher $473
Monthly Cost $8,979
Waiting List and Tenancy

According to the 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households database, the housing authority's voucher program has an annual turnover of 25% having issued approximately 1 vouchers in the past year. The average voucher holder has received housing benefits for 7 years and 6 months. According to the 2016 PSH database, persons who were issued a voucher in the preceding 12 months waited an average of 24 months on the waiting list1.

Income Characteristics

According to 2016 Q4 Picture of Subsidized Households data, the average voucher household contains 1.4 persons and has a household income of $14,005 per year. 100% of households were very low income (VLI) and 80% were extremely low income (ELI). 10% of households had wages as a major source of income, 5% of households had welfare (TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance) as their primary source of income, and 85% of households had other income (Social Security, Disability or Pension) as their major source of income.

Heads of Household Characteristics

-1% of households were headed by a person 24 years old or less, 45% were headed by a person 25 to 49 years old, 25% were headed by a person 51 to 60 years old, and 30% were headed by a person 62 years old or older. In addition, 10% of households were headed by a person 85 years old or older.

24% of households included children, -1% of which had two adults in the household. 20% of households with children have a female head of household. 85% of all households were headed by a female.

15% of all voucher households were headed by minorities with 10% of all heads of households being Black and -1% being Hispanic.

Of all households participating in the Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond Housing Choice Voucher program, 56% include at least one person with a disability. 86% of households with a head of household 61 years or less were headed by a person with a disability. 50% of households headed by someone 62 or older were headed by a person with a disability.

Bedroom Size and Overhousing

40% of voucher holders reside in a home with zero or 1 bedroom, 55% with 2 bedrooms and 5% with 3 or more bedrooms. 35% of voucher recipients are considered overhoused, meaning they occupy a rental unit larger than their family size requires.

Rent, Assistance, and Utility Allowances

The average monthly tenant contribution to rent by Housing Authority of the City of New Richmond voucher holders in 2016 was $394 and the average monthly HUD expenditure per voucher holder was $539. The average utility allowance across all voucher recipients is $123.

1. This Picture of Subsidized Households data field is the average wait time of those who received a voucher in the preceding 12 months. Due to special voucher programs like VASH, recent waiting list purges, or waiting list preferences the average wait time can vary significantly from one year to the next and it is entirely possible many current applicants on the waiting list have been waiting for assistance for far longer.