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amother
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Wed, Jan 18 2023, 9:10 am
I was approved for Section 8 and was told that I will be getting my voucher within the next few months. Is there any way to know in advance the amount of the voucher?
I am eligible for a three-bedroom apartment in NY.
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amother
Babyblue
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Wed, Jan 18 2023, 9:18 am
You can go online and search your county
It shud be close to
3000 in kings county
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amother
Blonde
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 10:50 pm
amother OP wrote: | I was approved for Section 8 and was told that I will be getting my voucher within the next few months. Is there any way to know in advance the amount of the voucher?
I am eligible for a three-bedroom apartment in NY. |
Hi did you have an organization help you with the process ? I need help ASAP I'm divorced +2 in Brooklyn. anyone else have recommendations?
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amother
Oxfordblue
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:12 pm
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amother
Blonde
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:23 pm
I actually asked them they said they don't have new applications (whatever that means ?)
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amother
Clematis
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:28 pm
amother Blonde wrote: | Hi did you have an organization help you with the process ? I need help ASAP I'm divorced +2 in Brooklyn. anyone else have recommendations? |
Afaik there’s no help to be gotten with section 8 because the funds are so limited and the waiting lists are extremely long. The program has a weird system where they release a certain amount of applications for a certain area every once in a blue moon and you have to apply in the correct time frame and only then you might be placed on a years long waiting list. We’ve been on it for 8 years now and it doesn’t move much. Every once in a while we get a letter saying that we are now #xyz on the list.
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amother
Plum
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:32 pm
amother Babyblue wrote: | You can go online and search your county
It shud be close to
3000 in kings county | nice! I have a 4 bedroom voucher in Lakewood and it’s less than 2k. I really hope they raise it soon.
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giftedmom
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:34 pm
amother Blonde wrote: | I actually asked them they said they don't have new applications (whatever that means ?) |
The city isn’t always accepting applications. That’s why many people first get in other places for a year and then transfer.
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giftedmom
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Sat, Mar 25 2023, 11:36 pm
amother Clematis wrote: | Afaik there’s no help to be gotten with section 8 because the funds are so limited and the waiting lists are extremely long. The program has a weird system where they release a certain amount of applications for a certain area every once in a blue moon and you have to apply in the correct time frame and only then you might be placed on a years long waiting list. We’ve been on it for 8 years now and it doesn’t move much. Every once in a while we get a letter saying that we are now #xyz on the list. |
It’s a lottery system AFAIK. Some people get approved right away.
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amother
Blonde
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 1:00 am
amother Clematis wrote: | Afaik there’s no help to be gotten with section 8 because the funds are so limited and the waiting lists are extremely long. The program has a weird system where they release a certain amount of applications for a certain area every once in a blue moon and you have to apply in the correct time frame and only then you might be placed on a years long waiting list. We’ve been on it for 8 years now and it doesn’t move much. Every once in a while we get a letter saying that we are now #xyz on the list. |
Omg YEARS? 😨
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amother
Blonde
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 1:02 am
giftedmom wrote: | It’s a lottery system AFAIK. Some people get approved right away. |
Wow so how do I go about it ? Not necessarily through a professional organization?
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amother
Candycane
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 1:03 am
amother Plum wrote: | nice! I have a 4 bedroom voucher in Lakewood and it’s less than 2k. I really hope they raise it soon. |
I thought it goes by how many people you are. I know someone in lakewood with nine kids and she gets $3,000 a month towards her rent.
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amother
Strawberry
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 1:39 am
amother Candycane wrote: | I thought it goes by how many people you are. I know someone in lakewood with nine kids and she gets $3,000 a month towards her rent. |
Not an expert but I believe regulations set the number of bedrooms that are required for each family size so a larger family would be required to rent a place with more bedrooms and so the amount for a larger apartment would be higher.
Some landlords don’t want to deal with the increased government regulations for Section 8
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amother
Plum
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 7:28 am
amother Candycane wrote: | I thought it goes by how many people you are. I know someone in lakewood with nine kids and she gets $3,000 a month towards her rent. | For 9 kids and 2 parents she probably gets a 6 bedroom.
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amother
Plum
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 7:31 am
amother Strawberry wrote: | Not an expert but I believe regulations set the number of bedrooms that are required for each family size so a larger family would be required to rent a place with more bedrooms and so the amount for a larger apartment would be higher.
Some landlords don’t want to deal with the increased government regulations for Section 8 | Yes, section 8 always goes by number of bedrooms. But the Lakewood rate is way too low. They limit how much you can pay out of pocket as well.
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amother
Clear
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 8:02 am
When my parents got approved, it was after 14 years of being on the waiting list. And this was about 15 years ago, when it was supposedly easier.
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amother
Plum
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 8:38 am
amother Clear wrote: | When my parents got approved, it was after 14 years of being on the waiting list. And this was about 15 years ago, when it was supposedly easier. | I’m in Lakewood and it took over 10 years to get on. But other people won a lottery and got on quickly. Depends on your mazel here, and I think there are lotteries everywhere.
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giftedmom
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 8:48 am
amother Blonde wrote: | Wow so how do I go about it ? Not necessarily through a professional organization? |
From what I know every once in a while there’s an announcement about an opening in an area and people apply in that area and some are approved through a lottery system
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amother
Blonde
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Sun, Mar 26 2023, 9:10 am
giftedmom wrote: | From what I know every once in a while there’s an announcement about an opening in an area and people apply in that area and some are approved through a lottery system |
Sorry what do you guys mean it's a lottery system?
And technically how do I do it ?
I'm in Brooklyn
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