Make sure you are getting the Utility Allowance for your new household size. You should be able to request a copy of the Rent Calculation Worksheet every time your rent changes. You can ask to review it with your housing caseworker. You could start with a simple restatement of the facts via email so you have a record stating:. I think there has been a mistake made in the new rent amount. Good luck. Dealing with Housing Authority caseworkers and errors is never easy in my experience.
Ask questions and stand up for yourself. Go over her head if needed to get it resolved correctly. I have had to do this many times. It is worth it, even if it is scary and uncomfortable to do. My daughter just turned 18, and I have to renew my lease with Section 8.
She is going to college full time and is working part time. Is there anyway I can stop them from using some if not all of her income? I was told by my worker when my son was attending out of state college that there was a form. But she then turned around and tried to use his FAFSA grant money for school as income into the household. He has since moved out. And I still have 2 other children to take care of.
Hello , I have a question … I have 6 children and I do not have any income. Please help me. I first just want to say thank you for creating this site. And will my rent decrease while pregnant or do I have to wait until my child is born? I may be wrong, but I believe it starts once the child is born. Hello , i am a single mother of 6 children.
I am not working recently had a baby and I do not receive child support and I am not on welfare. I was told section 8 can not touch my minor daughter who is 2 years of age disability check. However , will that mean i will be paying rent with her disability check with her being 3 years old?
Hi tisha, the limit is different in every area. Check with your local housing authority or the building you want to apply for. Section 8 vouchers and other subsidized housing is administered by your local Housing Authority.
The priorities can change from year to year as well. In my area, there are 25, people who apply and only that get chosen in the lottery to go on the wait list! Unfortunately, the website now has a lot of advertising, so make sure you look closely at what you read there and ignore the ads that sometimes are mixed into the articles.
Learn about Tax Credit rent capped apartments. Learn about subsidized housing that may be run by nonprofit organizations in your area. Get on any waitlists you qualify for.
The waits may be long and the faster you get on the lists and the more of them you are on, the more likely something will come up before you get desperate. I really need this apartment. Me and my 2 daughters have been homeless for 6 months now. I finally found something for and that includes water, trash, pest control, and I think sewer. They said with the income documented the most they will pay for this area is So my friend said she will give me a month, so that took it up to My question is with what I just said can you help me calculate how much more income I would need to get close to Your friend giving you money monthly may actually hurt you… it will raise the amount you have to pay each month out of your own pocket.
I called the worker over Sec 8 and left a message explaining the situation, I never recieved a reply to this day. What reason does Housing have to claim it as income taking away monies that is very much needed and missed. Please enlighten me. Sorry for the slow response. You could try this? My housing authority has calculated my 11 year olds ssi she receives from her down syndrome into my rent.
Is that possible for them to include that into income to calculate my rent? Is this correct? My income has increased as well as I still receive child support for another 3 years. In addition to that my daughter is receiving pandemic benefits. How can I get around the fact that my daughter is pandemic benefits are only for a few more weeks?
And what do I do when my son no longer receives child support in the next 3 years? What can I do? The pandemic benefits will be excluded by Section 8. I understand how to figure these things out. The problem I keep having now is that I cannot figure out what amount I need to earn to really make it worth it to take a specific job or not. I am not lazy. My son had a seizure and broke his back. We have been stuck inside since January. So I get I also get in food stamps.
That is a ton! Every move i make takes away from those amounts. I am not saying i do not want to work. What i cannot find anywhere is how to figure out the amount I need to earn so I can have a goal to obtain career wise that makes sense. It just does not make any sense to me to go to work and be unable to care for my child and keep him safe when every penny I earn will go to rent and electric and food. I can stay at home with him and keep him safe and use the program to get us through.
Can anyone help me crunch these numbers so I know what yearly salary or hourly wage I need to shoot for for this to make sense? If they have a program like that and you get into it BEFORE you start working, then it will be worth it to you financially. If you stay in that program, eventually you might go off HUD housing, but it will help you save and get in a better position.
Thank you for your kind response. So the thing here is that there are no jobs worth it in this place it is only people. I drive to work 40 minutes there and back. Not to mention the 80 minutes for the commute which I would have to pay for childcare. I will ask about the program you said, thank you so much. I believe the child care would be deductible for rent. If child is disabled, a few other things would deductible as well.
But yes, as a general rule, the family self sufficiency program is the best way to do it. They claim he is not. No epilepsy diagnosis so even with a broken back and seizures and immunosupressed etc etc etc, disability says no.
I sent an email about the program you told about and I will check on child care expenses tomorrow. Thank you so very much this is more info than I have found in the last 3 months!
My son is And he has been in and out of hospitals his whole life and currently has broken T4 T5 and T6 vertabrae in his back from a seizure, but denied disability. He is a junior in high school but apparently the government does not think he is a kid because he is This year I made 14, I claimed zero and my return is He turned 17 in October. Yeah I filed. Most or all states have a program for people who cannot work due to disability.
Your son may qualify when he reaches 18 and can stay on until he is able to obtain federal SSI. The name may be slightly different in your state. You may need to pay for any incidental costs copies, mailing. Alternatively, if you think you can handle it, you can represent your son yourself and save the money. I did! SSA may provide this to you on CD or paper.
Review every page carefully. I read through a stack of papers two inches thick to discover that. If you have already filed a claim, been denied, and did not appeal in time, you will have to start again and re-apply to start a new claim. Be sure to use the same Date of Onset of the disabling condition as you used originally. Someone in a free legal clinic had told me she thought there was a way to go back to the first claim. She never got back to me, I was depressed and fatigued and procrastinated some more, but when I finally pulled myself together and pursued it on my own, I kept thinking about how to make an argument for that.
In my case, the depression that is part of my disability was the CAUSE of my inability to meet the appeals deadlines the first time around. This was apparently a rather novel approach, but the bemused judge agreed to consider it if he ruled in my favor for the Disability Benefits. An extra two years worth of benefits in my case! Since the waiting period had long since passed, this enabled me to immediately go onto Medicare.
For the same reason, it probably resulted in a slightly higher SSDI monthly benefit as well. Stick with it. I also received in the mail, as well as her telling me that my rent for section 8 will be going up because of this…which is close to the regular rent of the apartment without being on section 8 period!!
Now how is that!!?? I have utilities, car insurance, etc still!! Appeal this decision. Of Rent is How much is my rent suppose to be? All utilities are paid by me. I need help please. Because when I was working making more money my rent was only 20 more? That makes no sense. You can request a copy of your family report worksheet to see the calculations they made and see if it looks right to you.
I received a housing voucher late , I found a 1 bdrm apt and submitted my SS disability as income. For 3 yrs Ive paid this way. Jan managment no longer has any grace period,rent is due the 1st with a I was charged the late fee plus extra I cant pay rent on the 1st what can I do?
I will be charged this late and proces fees every month with less than to pay other bills and live on. The section on paying rent late has some sample letters for making a request to pay rent late… hope this helps…. Try to find someone who can cover your rent on the 1st. If they pay by check, it will likely be a day or two before the money comes from their account.
Then it will only be another day or two before you will be able to pay them back on the 5th cash or money order. Each time you charge something, move that amount online from your checking account into a savings account or a checking account set up just for rent.
Use the card for all NEW charges that month, and keep going. Also remember that the listed estimates are based on general rules. These amounts can vary depending on other factors not covered by the calculator. Because of this, the estimates shown here are not a guarantee. You should always talk with your housing representative before making any final rental choices. Main Office Andover Park W. Section 8 Office Andover Park W. Find a Home. Subsidy Calculator The calculator below can help you figure out if the home you want to rent is affordable within the limits of the Section 8 program.
What is your household's monthly income, before taxes? The owner or manager is also responsible for keeping the Section 8 tenant informed on any and all changes throughout the process. However, the tenant must be transparent in reporting his financial situation, including updates, throughout the entire process to remain eligible.
Laura Kingsbury is the director of team support for a successful real estate brokerage, a realtor and an experienced writer. By Laura Kingsbury. Related Articles. Factors That Affect the Resident In applying for Section 8 housing, an applicant must provide a report of all income, assets, investments, governmental assistance, pensions, cash, whole life insurance policies, family members and major expenses, including a history of all recent changes.
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