This housing agency serves Poinsett County, Arkansas.
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The Poinsett County Housing Authority (PCHA) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list pre-applications for families and senior/disabled households.The PCHA offers one Public Housing community with 300 units for families and senior/disabled households, ranging in size from 1 to 4 bedrooms.To apply, call the PCHA to schedule an appointment to submit a pre-application in person at (870) 358-2990 during normal office hours.Be sure to have all of these items with you at the time of the appointment: Social Security Cards and birth certificates for all household members, proof of all income, two credit references, landlord references, photo IDs for all adult household member. All adult household members must be present at the appointment.The PCHA does not have a preference. Applicants will be placed by the date and time the pre-application is received.Important note: Applicants will receive a confirmation number when either applying, or being placed on the waiting list, depending on housing authority policy. It is important to keep that number in a safe, easy to access place. It will be needed any time when referencing your pre-application with the housing authority.If any of your application information changes from the time you submitted the original pre-application (such as contact information, income, and household members), inform the housing authority immediately. In the case that the office sends a notice that does not get returned, or if application information is out of date, your name may be terminated from the waiting list. Please contact the housing authority to find out its policy on updating pre-application information.For more information, call the PCHA office at (870) 358-2990 during normal office hours.
Poinsett County Housing Authority provides affordable housing for up to 270 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
1104 Elm Street, Marked Tree, AR
(870) 358-2990Section 8 Application Checklist
DownloadKeep track of everything you need to apply for a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher in this printable checklist created by Affordable Housing Online
Poinsett County Housing Authority serves 251 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 251 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 64 percent of households served by Poinsett County Housing Authority. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 91 percent of Poinsett County Housing Authority households.
Working adults head 55 households and make up 22 percent of households served by Poinsett County Housing Authority.
There are 180 female-headed renter households living in Poinsett County Housing Authority housing. Households headed by females are 72% of those served by the Poinsett County Housing Authority.
| Black | 103 |
| White | 146 |
| Hispanic | 3 |
There are 77 households headed by seniors served by the Poinsett County Housing Authority. Senior households are 31% of households in Poinsett County Housing Authority housing.
There are 47 persons with disabilities living in Poinsett County Housing Authority housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 19% of households served by the Poinsett County Housing Authority.
The Poinsett County Housing Authority is rated as a standard 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.
Even if it looks difficult to get housing, apply anyway.
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"Affordable Housing Online is a very helpful website. I was able to put it in a Section 8 application, and received a letter that I was chosen to be on a waiting list!"
