You may receive assistance more quickly if you fall into one of these categories:
Head of household or spouse has been employed full-time (at least 30 hours
per week) for a continuous period of six (6) months; Elderly or Families
with a Head of Household that is Handicapped or disabled families who are
receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security income benefits as a result
of their inability to work.
When your name comes to the top of the waiting
list, you will need at a minimum: Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards
and Proof of Income for each family member.
Generally it takes an average
between 6 months and five-years before an applicant's name reaches the top
of the waiting list and housing assistance is received. Check the Frequently Asked Questions page to find out other things that
could cause a delay or denial of assistance.
Additional Public Housing
Information:
Community Map
Community Service
Requirements
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public notice.
The Section 8
Rental Assistance Program offers two types of assistance.
Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance
involves vouchers that are used to subsidize rent in
privately owned rental units. In Section 8
Project-Based Assistance, the client may select from qualified units in specific housing
in order to receive assistance. Clients who participate in the
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also encouraged to participate in the AHA's Family
Self-Sufficiency Program.
The Augusta Housing Authority administers a
total of 5,519 units in a combination of Rental Choice Housing Vouchers and
site based assistance programs. The 5,519 units consist of:
3,328 Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8 Tenant-Based Assistance), that include
42 Project Based Vouchers at The Highlands West and 44 Project Based Vouchers at Maxwell House Apartments,
2,064 Georgia HAP Administrators Program, 92 Project Based-Moderate Rehabilitation Program Vouchers
and 35 Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH).
When the list is opened, notices are placed in
local newspapers and the information is given to community service agencies.
To accommodate the large number of applications received when the waiting
list is opened, AHA may use a special telephone number or other method to
allow the most people possible to apply. Generally, when the list is opened
it takes only a short-time, often just a couple of days, to get as many new
applications as we can process and serve. To place an application, you do
not need to bring any documents. However, when your name comes to the top of
the waiting list, you will need at a minimum: Birth Certificates, Social
Security Cards and Proof of Income for each family member.
Check the
Frequently Asked Questions page to find out other things that could
cause a delay or denial of assistance.