OFFICE CLOSED/WORKING REMOTELY
Until further notice, our offices will be closed to the public and staff will be working remotely.
Please note that your respective business with the Housing Authority of the City of Aiken is of the uttermost importance. Therefore, should you need to contact a staff member please utilize our company directory or dial 803-617-7976 and our agency’s Customer Service Representative will gladly assist you. For after-hour emergencies please dial 803-335-2924.
Thank you for your patience as we recognize this may be a stressful time and we want to do everything we can to help protect and support our residents, staff, and others in our community.
Housing Choice Voucher Director
Debra K. Young currently serves as the Housing Choice Voucher Director at the Aiken Housing Authority. Prior to joining the Aiken Housing Authority, Ms. Young worked at the SC Regional Housing Authority #3 as Section 8 Supervisor. Notable is her 20 plus years of experience in the Affordable Housing ...
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The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken is closely monitoring developments concerning the Cororanvirus (COVID-19) in our state and considers the health, safety and well-being of our families, staff and others in the community to be our highest priority. We join forces with Governor McMaster, health officials, and others in our state in proactively addressing this public health risk to our citizens.
We are implementing the recommended Center for Disease and Control (CDC) precautionary measures to promote social distancing and limiting our staff travel. We are confident that these actions will allow us to continue essential business functions in a manner that safeguards the health interest of everyone concerned. We also have contingencies in place for staff to work remotely in the event of an office closure.
COVID-19 has been declared a public health emergency on both the state and national level. The Housing Authority of the City of Aiken understands the tremendous health risk that COVID-19 poses to our community. Please be assured that we are taking “all necessary and appropriate actions” to help our state address this public health threat. We will contiue to monitor this rapidly changing situation and provide you with additonal updates as needed.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued NOTICE PIH 2020-05 on April 10, 2020. This notice remains in effect until
amended, superseded or rescinded. Pursuant to the authority provided under the CARES Act, HUD is waiving and establishing alternative requirements for numerous statutory and regulatory requirements for the Public Housing program and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program. These waivers provide administrative flexibilities and relief to PHAs in response to the COVID-19 national emergency.