Description:
Description:
Springfield 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. Springfield Housing Authority manages several funded programs and has a total of 1,809 subsidized affordable housing units for rental assistance. Springfield Housing Authority administered a total of 2,733 Section 8 Vouchers. Springfield Housing Authority currently has low rent units and Section 8 Voucher as its program type. Springfield Housing Authority is located at 25 Saab Court, Springfield, MA, 01101 and serves the city of Springfield. Income limits, fair market rents and rent rates vary with each agency. Please contact Springfield Housing Authority at, (413)785-4500 for more information about coverage area and program availability.
***Please note: this agency is not accepting online pre-applications or inquiries at this time. Please visit http://shamass.org which offers comprehensive and no-cost information on applying for SHA housing.***
The Springfield Housing Authority (SHA) is Massachusetts' third largest housing authority. It was established in 1946 after dissolution of the Springfield Defense Housing Committee, established to manage war housing projects located at the present-day Carpe Diem and Riverview housing sites.
At that time, the SHA took over management of a total of 492 temporary and permanent war housing units. In 1948, the SHA broke ground on its first public housing development to provide safe, decent, sanitary housing for low-income people. On November 10, 1949, Reed Village reached full occupancy.
The mission of the SHA is to promote adequate and affordable housing, economic opportunity, and a suitable living environment free from discrimination. The SHA strives to:
- Provide high-quality, affordable and desirable housing, and to support healthy, drug-free communities both in and surrounding units supported and managed by the SHA.
- Serve as the city's housing safety net to the maximum extent possible without sacrificing the health of the community and neighborhood.
- Design, implement and support educational and vocational programs with the goal of reducing the long-term reliance of residents on public assistance programs.
- Use established and innovative financial and human resources to ensure that each SHA resident and housing community has the opportunity to achieve his/her/its maximum potential.
- Promote the integration of public housing within the larger community.
- Comply with all applicable federal, state and local statutes and regulations.
- Ensure that all employees are provided with the necessary training and supervision to accomplish their assigned responsibilities in promoting the mission of the SHA.
Current Status | Active |
Size of Springfield Housing Authority compared nationally | Large |
Last Updated | 04/12/2014 |
Total Numbers of Communities | 10 |
Total numbers of Administered Section 8 Voucher | 2,733 |
Total numbers of Administered Public Housing Units | 1,809 |
Waiting list for the Springfield 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 Hampden County, MA:
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Population: | 468,161 |
Persons Per Household: | 2.53 |
Housing Units in Multi-units Structure: | 39.1% |
Homeownership Rate: | 61.8% |
Housing Units: | 191,464 |
Yearly Income Per Person: | $25,817 |
Median Household Income: | $49,094 |
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