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Rawni -> RE: I need help finding specific info within Florida (1/4/2014 7:17:17 PM)
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There are different types of HUD. There is the kind you get a voucher for and you go and find a HUD approved property and landlord or there are on site buildings that you can apply for housing for, right on site. You don't get a voucher for the regular HUD, but you can be on a similar program, easier and faster most times, with the on site. This is not assisted living. It can be for families or for the disabled which could include just about any type of disability. Then there are some for the elderly whether they are disabled or not and some for a certain age group with disabilities.
For the family sites, you can be any age and the elderly or disabled can often get into them. Where with the age and disabled sites, families are not the typical tenant.
Some cities, some agencies can tell you about these places and the best is the Senior groups. Social services can sometimes be helpful, but most the time even the workers don't know to give the information or just don't' think of it, though some will. The best way to find them is through the HUD web site and looking for rentals, including a search for the elderly, at risk or disabled.
The vouchers for HUD, tend to take many more years to get unless you have some factor in your situation that puts you ahead of others. For one reason... it would be a homeless person at risk, that goes to stay at a shelter. They may be put at the top of the list over people that have a place to live, but just wish to have a place of their own for various reasons. Some cities even have housing called transitional housing for those at risk, but I don't know what program that would fall under. I knew someone that got it, but she had to establish that she was homeless for ten years and she got a social worker that she had to answer to, to sort out the reasons she was chronically homeless. It is often used for those with addictions or mental health issues.
The on site housing is a landlord pre-approved to rent based on age, disability or income, that can process people through faster than the voucher system. With a voucher, you can move to a different place and still have HUD. On site, you live there and do not have HUD if you chose to move.
The average city only has so many of these places, some have none. Many factors come into play here. Some bigger cities have more places and can be gotten into faster, but then some smaller cities are faster because there are less people, but it just depends on the area you are and how many places and people they have. The average wait for on site is one to two years.
You should try no matter what, get on those lists, no matter what, if you are vulnerable in any manner. If your situation improves, it's all good. Like me, I am screwed because I gave it up to take care of my son and now no longer care for him, I get to wait those two years, but hopefully can change my situation before then. Just be prepared.
Apply for both types of HUD to cover your butt if you are vulnerable and need the assistance. However, with the way things are, things could get a whole lot tougher assisting those that are vulnerable as everything gets cut.
The best way to prevent all of this... never get sick, never have an accident and never become poor. Until someone can assure that, we will need places for people to get assistance. It is what it is, you just have to know how to face your crisis if it happens and not wait too long because trying to stand on your own is what many do and then they find themselves in a very serious situation facing some real serious shit. Homeless isn't fun, but try it during winter.
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