This housing agency serves South Charleston, West Virginia.
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The Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston (HACSC) is currently accepting Public Housing waiting list applications for families and senior/disabled individuals.The HACSC offers one Public Housing community with 121 units for families and senior/disabled individuals.To apply, download the application here, then print and complete.Once the application has been completed, it must be hand delivered to 520 Goshorn Street, South Charleston, WV 25309, from 1:00 pm until 3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Be sure to include these documents with your application: birth certificates, Social Security cards, photo IDs for all adult household members, checking and/or savings account information, real estate (if applicable), proof of all income, child support statements (if applicable), SSI benefit letter (if applicable), student documentation (if applicable), displaced by government action documentation (if applicable), disabled documentation (if applicable).The HACSC does have a preference point system that may improve your spot on the waiting list: live and/or work in South Charleston, displaced by natural disaster, displaced by government action, victim of domestic violence, displaced by a hate crime, displaced to avoid reprisal, displaced due to owner, living in substandard housing, homeless, or rent burden.More information can be found by visiting the HACSC website at http://www.southcharlestonhousing.org/, or by calling 304-768-9315, during normal office hours.
Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston provides affordable housing for up to 121 low- and moderate-income households through its Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher programs.
520 Goshorn Street, Charleston, WV
(304) 768-9315Section 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
Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston serves 118 low-income households. The agency manages 0 Housing Choice Vouchers and 118 public housing units.
Extremely low-income (ELI) renters, earning less than 30% of Area Median Income (AMI), make up 48 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston. Very low-income renters earn less than 50% AMI, and are 77 percent of Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston households.
Working adults head 48 households and make up 41 percent of households served by Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston.
There are 87 female-headed renter households living in Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston housing. Households headed by females are 74% of those served by the Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston.
| Black | 11 |
| White | 103 |
| Hispanic | 4 |
There are 31 households headed by seniors served by the Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston. Senior households are 27% of households in Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston housing.
There are 18 persons with disabilities living in Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston housing. Persons with disabilities are the head of 16% of households served by the Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston.
The Housing Authority of the City of South Charleston is rated as a high 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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