The Newton Housing Authority (NHA) is currently accepting public housing waiting list applications for senior/disabled individuals.Please Note: The NHA does not have a family public housing program.The NHA offers one community with 80 units dedicated to senior/disabled individuals.There are two ways to apply:1. Visit the NHA to pick up an application, located at 32 Liberty St., Newton, NJ 07860, during normal office hours.2. Request an application be mailed to you by calling 973-383-5191 during normal office hours.3. Download application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it can be hand delivered to the address listed above.The NHA does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: Town of Newton resident, Sussex County resident, or displaced by a natural disaster.More information can be found by visiting the NHA website at http://www.newtonhousingauthority.com/, or by calling 973-383-5191 during normal office hours.
Newton Housing Authority has preferences for: Displaced by Natural Disaster, Live, Work, or Attend School Locally. Preferences are not required but Public Housing applicants that meet these criteria will be moved up the waiting list.
Newton Housing Authority Public Housing Waiting List is managed by Newton Housing Authority.
Newton Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 80 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
This housing agency serves Newton, New Jersey.
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 Newton Housing Authority.
At the start of 2024, Newton Housing Authority was managing 80 Public Housing units. Of the total number of units managed, there were 76 units occupied. This represents 95% of the total number of Public Housing units managed by Newton Housing Authority.
According to HUD, there is a total of 85 people living in Public Housing units managed by Newton Housing Authority, with the average number of people per household being 1.
The 76 households living in Public Housing units at the start of 2024 waited on average 10 months before being able to move in. Of those households, 6 occupied their unit in the last year. This represents 8 percent of Public Housing tenants in units managed by Newton Housing Authority.
The Newton Housing Authority Public Housing program that this waiting list covers had 95% of its units occupied by households with 5% unoccupied at the start of 2024.
The average annual household income for Newton Housing Authority Public Housing tenant households is $23,626 The average annual income per person is $21,124 The average Public Housing household annual income is 28% of the local Area Median Income.
For the Newton Housing Authority Public Housing program, the federal government covers the cost of, on average, $413 per month for each household, which equates to annual cost of $4,956.
HUD refers to the portion of rent paid by the tenant as the Total Tenant Payment, or Family Expenditure.
For the Newton Housing Authority Public Housing program, the average family expenditure is $512 per month or $6,144 per year. The combined payment from all tenants in the program is $38,912 per month, which is $466,944 per year.
11% of Newton 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.
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