Housing
New Bern Housing Authority provides housing assistance for families, elderly, and disabled individuals throughout New Bern through a variety of programs including:
Click on links above to learn more about each program.
WAITING LIST
The New Bern Housing Authority maintains a waiting list for admission to Trent Court Apartments and New Bern Towers and will assign families on the waiting list according to the bedroom size for which a family qualifies as established by the below occupancy standards:
| Bedroom Size | Minimum Numbers of persons | Maximum Number of persons |
| 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 6 |
Placement on the waiting list does not indicate that the family is, in fact, eligible for admission. When the family is selected from the waiting list, NBHA will verify any preference(s) claimed and determine eligibility and suitability for admission to the program.
INCOME AND RENT DETERMINATIONS
A family's annual income is used to determine their income eligibility for housing and is also used to calculate the amount of the family's rent payment. NBHA will use the income information to ensure that only income-eligible families receive assistance and that no family pays more or less rent than is required under the regulations. Therefore, families must report accurate income information. HUD has established the below income limits:
| FY 2023 Income Limit Area | Median Family Income |
| Craven County, NC HUD Metro FMR Area | $59,399 |
| FY 2024 Income Limit Category |
Persons In family 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
| 30% LIMITS ($) | 17450 19950 22450 24900 26900 28900 30900 32900 |
| VERY LOW INCOME ($) | 29050 33200 37350 41500 44850 48150 51500 54800 |
| 60% LIMITS ($) | 34860 39840 44820 49800 53820 57780 61800 65760 |
| LOW INCOME ($) | 46500 53150 59800 66400 71750 77050 82350 87650 |
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