If according to HUD and DSS it is an income below $1,200 per month.?

Question

why does someone who only has ss disability making $1006 per month get turned down for help because they make too much money when cheapest rent is $696 plus all utilities how do you survive

Answer 1

If you are disabled you can get a subsidized apt. and the cost will be something you can afford. If you are 62 or over you can also do the same. Prior to living where I do now I had a great apt. with free cable and HBO and AC a dishwasher and it was 550 sq ft with a big green yard with trees out front--it was $465. a month.

Answer 2

Dear friend, your income is below poverty level. You need to contact your local Department of Human Services. I don't know what state you live in, but you definitely need help. Some states offer more help than other states. You should also be able to get food stamps through the Health and Human Services.

You cannot survive well on that. I know. I am on SS. Contact your state attorney for more information.

I want to live where Abner's friend lives.

Answer 3

Well first of all, all the numbers you have provided are not so useful because the cost of living differs greatly from one place to another… My advice to you is to write down all your expenses. When you receive the money, mark down everything you have spent money on… whether it's food, clothes, recreation, or anything else… Then see where you are spending unnecessary money, and find where you can save on some money. I remember a story of someone who was short of money when it came to paying his college fees. Someone gave him the advice I have just given you. Guess what? By cutting down on the coffee he bought every morning for $1, he was able to pay his tuition fees without being short of cash. From there, you can apply this to a household income. Of course, the needs of a family are much greater than the needs of a single person. Good luck.

Answer 4

Government subsidized housing is available in ALL areas of the USA. Especially if you are over age 55! The monthly out-of-pocket rent payment is never more than 40% of your monthly income. In California, most people receiving SSDI do not qualify for food stamps due to their monthly income being apx $860 or more per month. The waiting lists are long in the big cities, so many people get a case manager at a local shelter or helping hand agency (free-no cost) to assist them with their housing needs. It IS possible to get a small studio apartment in the arts district of Los Angeles, but it will have a bathroom that is shared by everyone else on your floor! Many people who have a mentally disabled status will get a nicer place in a shorter amount of time because of the many investors who are converting older buildings for the purposes of getting their government grants & tax incentives by helping to ease the current housing burden & fatten their bank accounts at the same time. This leaves the physicaly disabled & others who are not seeing a mental health specialist to live in the streets & seek assistance from the many homeless shelters until they get their first SSI checks. There is no longer a large lump sum payment for the disabled who receive their SSDI checks. The backpay goes directly to the state of California to repay the financially over-burdened Social Services Department that usually is paying each disabled person $140 a month in food stamps & $221 in cash to make the streets an easier place to exist in! By the time the Social Security benefits are approved, we Californians no longer get a large check & are "stuck" in having to live in subsidized housing or substandard housing. We no longer can purchase a small mobile home because we are considered to be a "credit risk" by most mobile home park managers! In other words, they can't garnish our checks if we don't pay our space rent! California has become a nightmare for anyone without a mentally disabled status! There is big money in converting old buildings & getting a check directly from the federal government to "assist" the disabled people with housing, but like everything else, it is being abused for purposes of greed by the INVESTMENT FIRMS who have taken over our state for capital gains & property schemes! Sadly, most of these investment companies are funded by overseas companies that are bleeding the American government for trillions & leaving her people out in the cold for the shelters & churches to care for! Terrorism at it's finest!...Clandestine & silently killing our freedoms in hopes that we won't notice or that we will soon die & no longer be able to expose them for what they really are...crooks & common criminals who wear Armani suits & pay their taxes!

Answer 5

I live in calif. and the cheapest studio apts. start at 800+ dolllars without utilities. I waited over 5 years to receive rent assistance and that was only coz I lucked in to finding out they were locally "open" for creating the waiting list and I signed up. You are expected to rely on family (HA!) or other resources. Share rentals with perfect strangers. Get clear now that you need to do what cash economy you can and learn to cover-up without guilt. Welcome to the real Amerika.

Answer 6

Because Social Security payments are not weighted for the housing costs in each area. Military personnel living off base receive a basic allowance for housing and, in many cases, an additional variable housing allowance based on the cost of housing in that area. The xample you cite would probably get a roof over your head in places like Tupelo, Misssissippi but if you tried it in Los Angeles you would wind up living under a freeway overpass.

Answer 7

I know this is impossible but have you checked into low housing as tht is based on your income and my friend gets that much money and her rent is only 250.oo per month. Good Luck