Applications are accepted for Public Housing on Thursdays between 9 am and 5 pm
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Where do I apply? Reid Administration Building
If you are unable to apply in person, contact AHA at (706) 312-31-4 |
Local Preferences:
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 Handicapped or disabled families who are receiving Social Security, Supplemental Security income benefits as a result of their inability to work. |
What You need to apply:
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. |
How long will it take to
receive housing?
Generally it takes an average between 6 months and one year before an applicant's name reaches the top of the waiting list and housing assistance is received. |
Persons currently living in public housing or receiving
other federal housing assistance
are not eligible to apply for Section 8 Housing
Vouchers
Section 8 Rental Assistance Information:
The Section 8 Rental Assistance Program offers vouchers that are used to subsidize rent in privately owned rental units. Vouchers may be tenant based, in which case the client may select from qualified privately owned units, or assistance may be site based, in which case the client must live in specific housing in order to receive assistance. The Augusta Housing Authority administers a total of 4,572 units in a combination of Rental Choice Housing Vouchers and site based assistance programs. Clients of the Rental Choice Housing Vouchers Program are encouraged to participate in the AHA's Family Self-Sufficiency Program
Additionally, tenant based vouchers are broken into programs designed to help specific groups.
Welfare to Work Vouchers -
Vouchers help families who are currently on Temporary
Aid to Needy Families (TANF) or have been on TANF in the past two years
and are complying with all WORKFIRST activities. These vouchers can help
families move closer to employment and/or gain access to different neighborhoods
and schools.
Family Unification Vouchers -
Vouchers help families in situations where children may
be removed from the home or are in foster care and cannot be reunited with
their families due to housing issues.
Rental Choice Housing Vouchers -
Vouchers are administered through the regular Section 8
waiting list. Applicants must meet normal requirements for housing and local
preferences.
Site Based Vouchers -
Through the HUD Substantial and Moderate Rehabilitation
Programs units of assisted housing are available at River Glen Apartments,
Bon Air Apartments and Richmond Summit.
Georgia HAP Administrators -
The Augusta Housing Authority is working in partnership
with nine Georgia public housing agencies and the Georgia Department of
Community Affairs. This group has formed the Georgia HAP Administrators,
Inc. to serve as administrator for HUD assisted site-based units in Georgia. Section
8 Program
Section 8 Program As of October, 2003
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| Section 8 Rental Choice Housing Vouchers |
2,809
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| Welfare to Work Vouchers |
700
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| Family Unification Vouchers |
100
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Total Tenant Based Vouchers
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3,609
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| Substantial and Moderate Rehabilitation Program |
531
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| Georgia HAP Administration Program |
1,489
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Total Site Based Units
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2,020
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Total Section 8 Units
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5,629
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The
Augusta Housing Authority Section 8 Rental Assistance Voucher
Waiting List is currently closed.
When
the Authority is accepting Section 8 Voucher applications,
notices will be placed in area
newspapers and on this site.