How to Find Subsidized Housing
- 1). Go to your local housing authority office. Find it by looking in the government section of the phone book under Housing and Urban Development.
- 2). Ask workers at the housing authority office for information about Section 8. This is a federal rental subsidy geared toward very low-income families, the elderly and the disabled.
- 3). Fill out a subsidy application. This will help determine whether you're eligible for either full or partial assistance under HUD's Section 8 program. (This is determined by your family size, income and special needs.)
- 4). Request a list of Section 8 properties in the area. Some will be government-owned and some will be privately owned.
- 5). Find out whether the properties operate under the rental certificate program or the rental voucher program. Both are Section 8 programs.
- 6). Call on the landlords or managers of the properties to find one that fits your needs. Ask housing authority officials about other state and local subsidized housing programs.