{"id":3581,"date":"2017-02-03T11:00:03","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T16:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/?p=3581"},"modified":"2017-02-02T10:26:01","modified_gmt":"2017-02-02T15:26:01","slug":"public-housing-how-to-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nyforseniors\/public-housing-how-to-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Housing: How To Apply"},"content":{"rendered":"

What Is Public Housing?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Public housing are apartments owned by the New York City Housing Authority that are rented to people with low to moderate incomes. These apartments\u2019 rents are 30% of the household’s total income, which allows each household to pay what they can afford. The NYCHA owns, approximately, 328 public house developments in NYC that house over 400,000 people. Because of the high demand of these apartments, the waiting list is extremely long, with over 250,000 applicants. Applicants who are chosen are those who are deemed higher priority than others, such as those who live or work in New York, have disabilities, currently live in shelters, have small children, are victims of domestic violence, etc. <\/span><\/p>\n

Public housing is not the same as the Section 8 Program. Section 8 deals with privately owned apartments and landlords. The majority of housing developments include gas and electric with the rent. For the few developments that don\u2019t, a utility allowance will be deducted from the rent each month in order to help residents pay<\/span><\/p>\n

Senior Public Housing<\/strong><\/p>\n

People who are 62 or older have the option to choose to live in a partially or exclusively senior facility. To qualify for senior housing, the head or co-head of the household must be 62 or older, as well as all other members of the household. <\/span><\/p>\n

While the public housing application process does not allow for applicants to choose their preferred resident, those who qualify for senior housing may respond yes when asked on the application if they would like to be considered for senior housing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Applying To Public Housing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Eligibility<\/span><\/p>\n

Eligible applicants must:<\/span><\/p>\n