Ask HN: Anybody live in government housing?

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by rwillystyle • 14 years ago

11 5 14 years ago

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I'm about to start a company and will draw little to no salary for 1-2 years. I believe this qualifies me for government housing. Has anyone gone down this route before? I live in Massachusetts, USA which apparently has many social programs.

michaelpinto• 14 years ago

It's up to the local government to see if you qualify — although my guess is that's based on your previous income and other factors (like if you're a citizen or have a family). Even if you qualify there may be a waiting list — and my bet is that you couldn't really count on the quality:

http://www.massresources.org/public-housing.html

I once had a friend who was a blogger who lived in the projects here in NYC and the quality of housing was pretty terrible...

throwaway9999992• 14 years ago

I grew up in the projects which is government housing but I guarantee you don't want to move there. There are several types of government housing i.e.: Section 8, Projects etc... Did you want to know about any specific form of Gov. Housing?

shire• 14 years ago

Are they hard to get into?

throwaway9999992• 14 years ago

Yes, and I am sure there will be a long waiting line.

Ask HN: Anybody live in government housing?

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