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Housing Authority

 216 W. Simmons
Galesburg, IL 61401
Phone: (309) 342-8129
Fax: (309) 342-7206
Email: kcha@knoxhousing.org
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Eligibility Guidelines

Public housing is limited to low-income families and individuals. A Public Housing Authority (PHA) determines your eligibility based on: 1) annual gross income; 2) whether you qualify as elderly, a person with a disability, or as a family; and 3) U.S. citizenship or eligible immigration status. If you are eligible, the PHA will check your references to make sure you and your family will be good tenants. PHAs will deny admission to any applicant whose habits and practices may be expected to have a detrimental effect on other tenants or on the project's environment.

FY 2011 Income Limits Summary for Knox County, Illinois

FY 2011
Income Limit Category 		Persons in Household:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Very Low (50%)
Income Limits 		$19,850 $22,650 $25,500 $28,300 $30,600 $32,850 $35,100 $37,400
Extemely Low (30%) Income Limits $11,900 $13,600 $15,300 $17,000 $18,400 $19,750 $21,100 $22,450
Low (80%) Income Limits $31,750 $36,250 $40,800 $45,300 $48,950 $52,550 $56,200 $59,800

Income limit areas are based on FY 2010 Fair Market Rent (FMR) areas. For 2010 the median income for a family of four in Knox County is $53,600. Applicants must not exceed the low-income limit for their family size in order to be considered eligible for assisted housing programs. Low income families are defined as families whose incomes do not exceed 80% of the median family income for Knox County. For example in the above chart, in order to qualify for assissted housing for Knox County, a family of four would need to have an income that did not exceed $45,300 per year.