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PRESS RELEASES - MARCH 2006
Arlington Housing Authority is Accepting Applications for Voucher
Program
New Online Application Process is Accessible 24 Hours a Day
March 17, 2006
The Arlington Housing Authority will resume accepting
applications for the Housing Choice Voucher program beginning Monday,
March 20.
Applications will be accepted electronically through
their webpage at
www.arlingtonhousing.us.
Persons without access to a computer or the internet can apply online
at any Arlington Public Library. Persons with disabilities can request
assistance by calling the Arlington Housing Authority at 817-275-3351.
Households will be selected for assistance based on
funding availability, eligibility and in the order that applications
are received.
The Housing Choice Voucher program makes affordable
rental housing available to low income families and those who are
elderly and disabled. Eligible participants pay a portion of their
rent based on their household income. The Housing Authority pays a
part of the participants rent directly to the owner. The Housing
Authority is currently serving 3,300 households. Additional
information about the Housing Choice Voucher program is available at
www.arlingtonhousing.us.
The Housing Choice Voucher program is funded by the
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and is
administered in Arlington by the City’s Housing Authority. |
