Among Friends

[lolakimono]

@KarenQVC

This is a good read, which explains the conundrum of low income housing.

[KarenQVC]

The senior low income buildings around the Detroit area often have a certain percentage set aside for the younger disabled.  One place I am familiar with, the Baldwin House in Birmingham MI, always seems to have openings.  Yes, this system is best for the seniors and permanently disabled.  Ann Arbor MI has low income units with 5 bedrooms.  There is no incentive to move out.

[YorkieonmyPillow]

Low-income housing would be the last option for me; I wouldn't want the government to know all my business and they'll go down in your guts to see what you had for breakfast.......if I had other options, I would take them....you can't have a pet in low-income housing, either....

I'd rather live in my car for X amount of time, and save up for a mobile home.

[catwhisperer]

DH and I qualify for low income housing, but the waiting list is several years. We will probably be dead by then, so why bother getting on the waiting list?  People need help NOW.

[Moonchilde]

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@YorkieonmyPillow wrote:

Low-income housing would be the last option for me; I wouldn't want the government to know all my business and they'll go down in your guts to see what you had for breakfast.......if I had other options, I would take them....you can't have a pet in low-income housing, either....

I'd rather live in my car for X amount of time, and save up for a mobile home.

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Whether or not to allow pets in Section 8 housing is up to the landlord. If a building or complex allows pets, they can't discriminate against Sec 8 tenants that want to have a pet.

[catwhisperer]

@Moonchilde...that is correct. Thank you for bringing that up.

[Moonchilde]

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@catwhisperer wrote:

@Moonchilde...that is correct. Thank you for bringing that up.

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Many years ago they could prevent it, but there have been so many studies that show how beneficial to the health having a pet is, especially for the less-mobile elderly & disabled, that they changed the regulation. It was quite a few years ago now. I don't remember exactly when it was, but I remember how happy people were when it changed.

[catwhisperer]

@Moonchilde...I admire you because you speak the truth and are not afraid to do so. You go girl.

[Moonchilde]

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@catwhisperer wrote:

@Moonchilde...I admire you because you speak the truth and are not afraid to do so. You go girl.

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Why, thank you, @catwhisperer 😻

[Chrystaltree2]

I think subsidized housing is scarce and the waiting lists are long.  You don't just sign up for it.   If your plan is to have taxpayers finance your retirement, you should rethink that idea.  Hopping on that gravy train is a pipe dream, not a plan.