Reno, NV Low Income Apartments

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You can get rental assistance almost anywhere, and that includes Reno, Nevada. It's no secret in that city or any other city today that there are people who are struggling because of problems in the housing market. Add to that the fact that there are always some people who don't have much money - seniors, people just starting out, some single parents - and it's easy to see that affordable living can actually become a real problem.

That leads a lot of people to turn to their city's Housing and Urban Development department to help them out and ensure that they can find a safe place to live that's within their budget. It's not always easy and it's even more of a problem now because there is more demand for these kinds of places, but there are still options. People who want to qualify for one of the low income apartments in Reno have to have steady income, because they won't be getting their apartment for free. Generally they have to pay around thirty percent of their income for housing and utilities. If the apartment costs more than that, HUD or another government agency that has agreed to assist them will pay the rest, but only if the apartment was approved.

In other words, someone living in a huge apartment where the rent is thousands of dollars per month can't lose his or her job and expect to keep living there while the government pays for it. That's not how this program works. It's not designed to just support people in the lifestyle that they were accustomed to. It's designed to provide clean, safe, decent housing to people who are working and paying their bills but are struggling to find somewhere affordable to live.

It also helps out seniors who are on fixed incomes and don't have the money that they need to pay expensive rents, especially now that the stock market has gone down so far. Many of them who had money in the market have lost it all and can no longer rely on it as a source of income.