Do you need to find and apply for low income apartments?  People living below the poverty line, people with disabilities and seniors are all people that need low income apartments.  HUD, the housing division of the government, has set up a program for these people to get into low income apartments.  This article will explain how to find and apply for low income apartments.

• Go to the HUD website and check up the requirements for applying for low income HUD housing.  Each city has their own requirements for doing a low income housing application.  So if you plan on moving to another city, you may not qualify for low income HUD housing in that particular city.
• Apply for elderly low income housing.  If you’re a senior, you should be over a certain age in order to apply for elderly low income housing.  Check and make sure the elderly low income housing is senior citizen friendly.
• Apply for low income family housing if you have a family and are making below the poverty line.  In order for you to apply for low income family housing, your family members must be your dependent.  Low income family housing is only for those family members that qualify and you will not be able to let other people live there later on after you move in, unless they qualify too.
• Apply for government low income housing if you’re disabled.  The government low income housing should be handicap accessible, meaning they should have elevators if there is more than one floor and ramps.  Ask the government low income housing for a list of other amenities that they provide to the disabled.
• Fill out the low income housing application at the housing agency.  They will provide you the low income housing application and you’ll need to provide to them your personal information including your income and you family members that will be living with you in the low income section 8 housing.  After completing low income housing application, you can expect to wait several months before actually moving into a low income section 8 housing.
• Students that are independent of their parents can apply for low income section 8 housing since they have little to no income.