Why is it so hard finding a place in a decent area that accepts section 8?
I remember being a kid with my mom trying to get anywhere decent to take us because we had section 8. I'm trying to get somewhere cheaper for my own son and I to live in
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It's because section 8 usually has stricter requirements of habitability than the state and a lot of landlords don't want to make the effort. Section 8 also requires that the rent is on the lower end of the housing market and many landlords want to charge more. However, something I have seen people do is if they knew someone who was willing to rent a house to them for cheap but the house wasn't on the section 8 list, they could get that landlord to apply for section 8 approval so that the section 8 recipient could rent from them.
Also, there are a lot of low-income apartments that are separate from the section-8 list that you have to apply to independently. You local social services agency should have a list that you can get. Or your local section-8 office might have a list of alternative low-income apartment complexes you can apply to independently.
If you are a TANF/Cash Aid recipient and are homeless, there may be a homeless assistance program that could temporarily help you. I thought it was a nationwide program but I know the state I lived in had all kinds of extra benefits they funded themselves so I might be wrong about that. It's been a while and I don't really remember.
Also, there are a lot of low-income apartments that are separate from the section-8 list that you have to apply to independently. You local social services agency should have a list that you can get. Or your local section-8 office might have a list of alternative low-income apartment complexes you can apply to independently.
If you are a TANF/Cash Aid recipient and are homeless, there may be a homeless assistance program that could temporarily help you. I thought it was a nationwide program but I know the state I lived in had all kinds of extra benefits they funded themselves so I might be wrong about that. It's been a while and I don't really remember.