When people from the housing projects got /get moved out (Chicago: middle-class, section 8)

[heyjude1959]

Where is it that they exactly go?

I know they are still on taxpayers dimes but do they get to live in non-government housing?

Never got a good answer

thanks

[via chicago]

They get shifted around. The lucky ones get some of the new mixed-income housing that replaces the old projects. The unlucky ones wind up going to other poor neighborhoods in the city. And increasingly more are moving to the suburbs.

[BRU67]

Originally Posted by heyjude1959

Where is it that they exactly go?

I know they are still on taxpayers dimes but do they get to live in non-government housing?

Never got a good answer

thanks

Most get what is called a "Section 8 Voucher" or "Housing Choice Voucher." These vouchers are good at any private apartment which will accept them. The tenant pays 30% of his/her income towards the rent and HUD will pay the rest up to a "Fair Market Value" amount. That's something like $700 for a studio up to $1,250 for a 4 bedroom in this area. The holder can get a more expensive apartment, but he must pay any excess over the FMV, in addition to 30% of income.

As to where they go, the largest suburban concentration is in the south suburbs. Calumet City, Harvey, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dolton, Markham, Matteson, Hazelcrest, and Lansing all have relatively high numbers of vouchers relative to their population sizes. Evanston and Oak Park, believe it or not, also have quite a few (though that has been true historically). The majority of them simply end up in other parts of the City though. Many critics of the CHA's recent policies attribute much of the violence we've been seeing lately in Chicago to this, though the evidence for that has been largely anecdotal at this point.

[heyjude1959]

thanks much for the answers

anedotal evidence as long as its honest is good

[Mamama Mia]

Originally Posted by BRU67

Most get what is called a "Section 8 Voucher" or "Housing Choice Voucher." These vouchers are good at any private apartment which will accept them. The tenant pays 30% of his/her income towards the rent and HUD will pay the rest up to a "Fair Market Value" amount. That's something like $700 for a studio up to $1,250 for a 4 bedroom in this area. The holder can get a more expensive apartment, but he must pay any excess over the FMV, in addition to 30% of income.

As to where they go, the largest suburban concentration is in the south suburbs. Calumet City, Harvey, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dolton, Markham, Matteson, Hazelcrest, and Lansing all have relatively high numbers of vouchers relative to their population sizes. Evanston and Oak Park, believe it or not, also have quite a few (though that has been true historically). The majority of them simply end up in other parts of the City though. Many critics of the CHA's recent policies attribute much of the violence we've been seeing lately in Chicago to this, though the evidence for that has been largely anecdotal at this point.

Add Homewood and South Holland to the above.

[skyeINIL]

Are there apartments in South Holland? Or are the Section 8 occupants in single family homes?

[Chicagoland60426]

Originally Posted by skyeINIL

Are there apartments in South Holland? Or are the Section 8 occupants in single family homes?

There is not many apartments in South Holland. According to housing, most people in South Holland own their homes. South Holland is not a hotspot for Section 8. South Holland is still solidly middle-class, and the same for Homewood too.

[Mamama Mia]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

There is not many apartments in South Holland. According to housing, most people in South Holland own their homes. South Holland is not a hotspot for Section 8.

There are increasing numbers of Section 8 homes there.

[lincolnparker]

1250 for a 4 bedroom? Where can you find that in Chicago?

Originally Posted by BRU67

Most get what is called a "Section 8 Voucher" or "Housing Choice Voucher." These vouchers are good at any private apartment which will accept them. The tenant pays 30% of his/her income towards the rent and HUD will pay the rest up to a "Fair Market Value" amount. That's something like $700 for a studio up to $1,250 for a 4 bedroom in this area. The holder can get a more expensive apartment, but he must pay any excess over the FMV, in addition to 30% of income.

As to where they go, the largest suburban concentration is in the south suburbs. Calumet City, Harvey, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dolton, Markham, Matteson, Hazelcrest, and Lansing all have relatively high numbers of vouchers relative to their population sizes. Evanston and Oak Park, believe it or not, also have quite a few (though that has been true historically). The majority of them simply end up in other parts of the City though. Many critics of the CHA's recent policies attribute much of the violence we've been seeing lately in Chicago to this, though the evidence for that has been largely anecdotal at this point.

[skyeINIL]

Originally Posted by Chicagoland60426

South Holland is still solidly middle-class, and the same for Homewood too.

That doesn't mean that there are no Section 8 renters. All of the suburbs mentioned have a good number of them.