Description:
Description:
Great Bend Housing Authority is a public housing agency that helps provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Great Bend Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 97 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Great Bend Housing Authority administered a total of 82 Section 8 Vouchers. Great Bend Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Great Bend Housing Authority is located at 1101 Kansas Avenue, Great Bend, KS, 67530 and serves the city of Great Bend. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Great Bend Housing Authority at, (620) 793-7761 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Great Bend Housing Authority was formed in 1967 and construction of the High Rise at 1101 Kansas Ave. was completed in 1972 for low-income families. The High Rise has 95 units that are mostly studio and one-bedroom apartments. GBHA also offers affordable housing assistance through the Section 8 Program to 80 families each month and funding is provided by the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
The mission of the Housing Authority of Great Bend is to provide decent,safe and sanitary affordable housing to eligible low-income individuals and families in ways that support deconcentration of poverty, strengthen families and encourage self-sufficiency.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Great Bend Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 82 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 97 |
Waiting list for the Great Bend Housing Authority is currently | Open |
Fair Market Rents are HUD's determination of the average rents in a particular area for each bedroom size. The FMRs are set each year based on the rental rates of unsubsidized units so that participants in HUD programs have equal access for affordable housing. Here are the Fair Market Rents for Barton County, KS:
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Population: | 27,385 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.36 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 9% |
Homeownership Rate: | 71.4% |
Housing Units: | 12,576 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $25,800 |
Median Household Income: | $44,981 |
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