Public Housing

What is the Public Housing Program?

Public Housing Agencies were established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public Housing properties come in all sizes and types, from scattered family apartments and houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families.

Public Housing is a government-subsidized program designed to assist communities in providing decent, safe, and sanitary housing for families of low to moderate income. HAKC owns and manages 10 developments consisting of more than 1,500 public housing units in the Kansas City MO Metropolitan Area. We also have units at 5 Mixed Development sites for a total of 1713 Public Housing units.

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Who is eligible for public housing assistance?

Anyone seeking housing assistance in the Kansas City, Missouri metropolitan area is eligible to apply for housing assistance. The Housing Authority of Kansas City, Missouri, determines initial eligibility based on four factors:

Annual gross income
U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status
Local federal preference, and
Criminal Record*.

*If determined eligible, the Housing Authority will request references and documentation to assess whether the applicant will make a good tenant.

Local Federal Preference

All admissions to Public Housing will be based on these local preferences. Within each local preference category, applicants will be ranked by the date and time of their application for Public Housing.

These local preferences categories, in order of priority:

Working, Work Training Program, Elderly, and Disabled
Homeless, Job Training Program, Housing Factor and Rent Burden
Non-preference.

This authority uses income guidelines established by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Below are the guidelines for the Kansas City Metropolitan area.

Emergency Maintenance

Have an emergency maintenance request within Public Housing? Contact our Emergency Maintenance line by calling 816-842-5309

Report Crime

Help us keep HAKC communities safe! If you would like to report an anonymous tip or information to our Department of Public Safety, please email ps@hakc.org.

Public Housing Forms

Utility Allowances (xls)

Income Limits