Ask HN: Anybody live in government housing?

[rwillystyle]

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]

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...

[throwaway999999]

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]

Are they hard to get into?

[throwaway999999]

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

[caw]

I also think they don't open up applications frequently.

http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/housing-crisis-reaches-full-...