Description:
Description:
Barnstable 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. Barnstable Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 68 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Barnstable Housing Authority administered a total of 514 Section 8 Vouchers. Barnstable Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Barnstable Housing Authority is located at 146 South Street, Hyannis, MA, 02601 and serves the city of Hyannis. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Barnstable Housing Authority at, (508) 771-7222 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
The Barnstable Housing Authority has been operating low income subsidized housing since 1948 and currently administers approximately 1040 units of housing.
Housing units include:
Ӣ 155 units of state-aided Chapter 667 elderly/handicapped
Ӣ 18 units of state-aided congregate housing for frail, elderly & disabled
Ӣ 52 units of state-aided Chapter 689 special needs
Ӣ 52 units of state-aided Chapter 705 family
Ӣ 75 units with state-aided Massachusetts Rental Vouchers
Ӣ 20 units of Alternative Housing Voucher Program housing for disabled individuals
Ӣ 68 units of federal 46-3 elderly/handicapped housing
Ӣ 170 units with HUD Section 8 rental assistance
Ӣ 90 units with Section 8 Mobility Vouchers.
Ӣ 16 units of Single Room Occupancy Sect 8 Mod Rehab. for homeless Veterans & homeless shelter participants
Ӣ 35 units with vouchers under the federally funded Shelter Plus Care Program for people with HIV/Aids
Ӣ 9 units for families with disabilities through the Cape Ministries program
Ӣ 2 Units under the Pilot House Plus Program for homeless individuals
Ӣ 27 units under the Rental Acquisition Program (RAP)
Ӣ 200 units under the Disabled Independent Adult Living Program (DIAL)
Ӣ 93 Section 8 Vouchers under the Fair Share Program
| Current Status | Active |
| Size of Barnstable Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
| Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
| Total Numbers of Communities | 1 |
| Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 514 |
| Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 68 |
| Waiting list for the Barnstable 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 Barnstable County, MA:
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| Population: | 214,914 |
| Persons Per Household: | 2.21 |
| Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 14.5% |
| Homeownership Rate: | 79.0% |
| Housing Units: | 160,978 |
| Yearly Income Per Person: | $36,142 |
| Median Household Income: | $60,526 |
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