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AIDED PUBLIC HOUSING INFORMATION |
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At the Attleboro Housing Authority, we have 52
two-bedroom units and 39 three-bedroom units on our family site, Hillcrest Oaks. There are
also 2 one-bedroom and 13 two-bedroom units offsite at our Martin Street facility and 6
three-bedroom units located in three separate duplexes within the city limits. The
Attleboro Housing Authority also has a total of 319 one-bedroom elderly and handicap units
located at four separate developments.
There are approximately 90,000 units total of
state and federally assisted public housing in Massachusetts. Public housing
developments are apartments that are built and subsidized by either the state or federal
government and are managed by local housing authorities. There are 253 local housing
authorities in Massachusetts.
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There are different types of
public housing available, such as housing for families, elderly persons and certain
persons with disabilities. Supportive housing with assisted living services for
elderly and disabled persons and congregate housing is also available in some cities and
towns. There is a very small amount of public housing available to single persons.
To find out what is available in each town, please call your local housing
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Eligibility: To be eligible to live in state public housing, a household must typically
earn no more than 80 percent of the area median income. Income guidelines vary from
year to year and region to region. Ask the housing authority you are applying to
what the
income guidelines are in its region or visit the Housing and Urban Development website. To live in state assisted
elderly public housing, you must be at least 60 years old. If you are a person with
a disability, you must meet certain criteria to be eligible for state or federal housing
for disabled persons.
Rent: The rent a public housing tenant pays is based on household income and
whether the costs of utilities (electricity, heat, cooking fuel) are included.
Following are the rent calculation amounts for Attleboro Housing Authority
residents:
Tenants residing in elderly/handicapped
public housing pay 30% of net income and do not pay for any utilities
Tenants residing in the family public
housing development pay 30% of net income and pay for some utilities
Tenants residing at our
"off-site" family housing program pay 32% of net income and do not pay for any
utilities
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How to Apply for State Public Housing:
Mail your completed application, including all
required documentation to the Attleboro Housing Authority. When your application is
received, it is date & time stamped. It takes approximately three (3) weeks to
process each application, during which time it is entered into the computer system,
landlord references are sent out and a background check is done. Your name is then
placed on our waiting list. Applicants may put their name on more than one waiting
list if they qualify for more than one program. Waiting lists for public
housing tend to be long. When your name comes to the top of the list, you
will be contacted. It is extremely important that you notify us if you change your
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Public Housing Preferences: The following are among the persons given preference for public housing
units over other applicants:
Persons who are homeless due to natural
disasters
Persons who are homeless due to public action
Persons with emergency needs (such as domestic
violence victims, persons with medical emergencies, or homeless persons facing an
immediate threat to their health and safety
There are also preferences for veterans and
local residents. For more details, consult a local housing authority.
For more information regarding Public Housing,
please refer to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) Regulations.
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