The Meridian Housing Authority (MHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The MHA offers twelve Public Housing communities with 1,214 units for families and senior/disabled individuals. For a complete list of the communities the MHA offers, please follow this link.To apply, visit the MHA to pick up an application, located at 2305 D St., Meridian, MS, between the hours of 9:00 am until 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to the address listed above, between the hours of 9:00 am until 3:00 pm, on Wednesdays and Fridays.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, social security cards, and photo IDs for all adult household members.No preferences were noted.More information can be found by visiting the MHA website at http://www.meridianhousing.net, or they can be reached by calling 601-693-2800, during normal office hours.
Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List is managed by Meridian Housing Authority.
Meridian Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 1,508 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher and public housing programs.
This housing agency serves Meridian, Mississippi.
After applying, it's a good practice to keep a record of any application that you submit. This will help you keep track of your application, and is especially useful if you apply to multiple waiting lists. You can do this easily with a document on your computer or mobile device, and also with a notebook or piece of paper.
Make sure to write down your application or confirmation number with the application details. This number will be important to reference in the future. Once you have this information written, keep it stored in a place that's easy to access when you need it.
With this information safely stored, all you have left to do is wait to find out if you've been selected for the waiting list.
Depending on the area, it may take weeks or even months to know if you've been selected for the waiting list. Your wait for an announcement is usually the longest in areas with large populations and a high demand for housing assistance.
Check if the public notice states when the housing authority plans to announce the results, or how long it may take to review applications. Contact the housing authority if this information isn't available.
Once all applications are reviewed, the housing authority will either contact everyone who has been placed on the waiting list, or message everyone who applied to check their results.
The housing authority will use the contact information you give in the application to reach you (usually by mail, email, or phone). For this reason, it is very important to put valid contact information on your application. Make sure you keep your contact information up to date, and that you respond quickly if any further action is required.
If you don't get contacted by the housing authority, it might mean that you were not chosen for the waiting list. Sometimes, housing authorities do not contact applicants who were not placed on the waiting list. Check with the housing authority for confirmation.
To check your status on the waiting list, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or visit the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to check your status.
Some housing authorities will give your spot on the waiting list, but others might only confirm that you're still on the waiting list. Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when checking your status.
To update your waiting list application, you usually have to log into an online portal, call a phone number, or submit a form to the office. Each housing authority has different ways for you to update your application.
Make sure that you have your application or confirmation number with you when updating your application.
You can apply for a waiting list that is open until further notice while it stays open for an unknown period of time. Usually, the housing authority is accepting applications until the waiting list closes, but some of these waiting lists never close.
If you are considering applying to live in a Public Housing unit, you may be interested to know who already lives in these units, and what the households tend to look like. Fortunately, we can provide some helpful statistics using HUD's 2023 Picture of Subsidized Households. The following data describes the economic and demographic characteristics of renters who live in Public Housing units provided by Meridian Housing Authority.
At the start of 2024, Meridian Housing Authority was managing 1,053 Public Housing units. Of the total number of units managed, there were 842 units occupied. This represents 80% of the total number of Public Housing units managed by Meridian Housing Authority.
According to HUD, there is a total of 1,764 people living in Public Housing units managed by Meridian Housing Authority, with the average number of people per household being 2.
The 842 households living in Public Housing units at the start of 2024 waited on average 7 months before being able to move in. Of those households, 59 occupied their unit in the last year. This represents 7 percent of Public Housing tenants in units managed by Meridian Housing Authority.
The Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing program that this waiting list covers had 80% of its units occupied by households with 20% unoccupied at the start of 2024.
Of the 842 Public Housing households in units managed by Meridian Housing Authority, 453 have at least one child. There are 11 two-parent households in the Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing units, and 442 single-parent households. There were 442 households with children with a female head of household.
The average annual household income for Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing tenant households is $12,043 The average annual income per person is $5,496 The average Public Housing household annual income is 24% of the local Area Median Income.
| Annual Income Range ($) | Number of Households | % of Vouchers |
|---|---|---|
| Less than $5,000 | 261 | 31% |
| $5,000 - $9,999 | 76 | 9% |
| $10,000 - $14,999 | 286 | 34% |
| $15,000 - $19,999 | 67 | 8% |
| $20,000+ | 152 | 18% |
Of all Public Housing households, 326 (31%) receive the majority of their income from wages and/or business. 11 (1%) households receive the majority of their income from welfare programs like TANF, General Assistance or Public Assistance. 674 (64%) households derive the majority of their income from some other source (other than wage or welfare).
For the Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing program, the federal government covers the cost of, on average, $848 per month for each household, which equates to annual cost of $10,176.
HUD refers to the portion of rent paid by the tenant as the Total Tenant Payment, or Family Expenditure.
For the Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing program, the average family expenditure is $278 per month or $3,336 per year. The combined payment from all tenants in the program is $234,076 per month, which is $2,808,912 per year.
The average cost of utilities for renters in this program is $92 per month. It is important to note this is not the actual cost renters will pay for utilities, but an estimate based on the energy cost estimates of the program.
Of the 1,053 households living in Public Housing units, 295 (35%) live in a studio or one-bedroom unit, 244 (29%) rent a 2-bedroom rental home and 303 (36%) have a 3-bedroom or larger rental. 21% of Public Housing households are overhoused with more bedrooms than people in the household.
98% of Meridian Housing Authority Public Housing program households have a minority head of household who is Black, Native American, Asian or Pacific Islander; or of Hispanic ethnicity.
| Age Range of Head of Household | Number of Households | % of Households |
|---|---|---|
| Under 24 | 34 | 4% |
| 25-50/td> | 455 | 54% |
| 51-61 | 168 | 20% |
| 62-84 | 168 | 20% |
| 85 or Older | 8 | 1% |
More people usually means more waiting lists.
Areas with the highest populations tend to have the most amount of waiting list opportunities.Kathy Bleser says:
"I was prepared to relocate for a Section 8 voucher, but this website alerted me to a waiting list opening in my own city. Within six months, I had a voucher! Thank you Affordable Housing Online!"