Any successful stories of low income senior lottery?

[Apple314]

I naively thought that the senior lottery would be better than the regular housing because the applicants pool is smaller. My uncle told me that his friend got few interviews within two years but ending up moving to another state with his daughter. That's why they have a high hope on senior housing. Anyhow, I have to find another option for my uncle and auntie.

[BugsyPal]

Originally Posted by Apple314

I naively thought that the senior lottery would be better than the regular housing because the applicants pool is smaller. My uncle told me that his friend got few interviews within two years but ending up moving to another state with his daughter. That's why they have a high hope on senior housing. Anyhow, I have to find another option for my uncle and auntie.

Actually both sort are similar in fact need is greatest for "low income" senior/supportive housing. Many of these lottery units are not really affordable for city seniors. As comments in linked article I posted show those on just SSI or SS alone without anything else such as even a small pension usually cannot afford rents for these senior lottery apartments.

In general same need applies as elsewhere, either truly low income housing or something where rent is based upon income like NYCHA senior housing.

Need for "affordable" or "low income" senior housing is large and growing, thus applicant pool may not be that much smaller than anything else. Consider not just the oldest of the old (those over 80), but huge baby boom population is now moving through old age demographics. Youngest boomers are now in their early to middle fifties, a good number are only a few year shy of hitting 60.

https://comptroller.nyc.gov/wp-conte...iorHousing.pdf

https://citylimits.org/2019/04/24/th...-housing-need/

[90sSitcom]

Originally Posted by BugsyPal

If you think there isn't enough "affordable" or "low income" housing lotteries, for NYC seniors things are actually worse. Need far outstrips demand and sadly many seniors will pass on before their names are ever called. This is across the board from new developments to NYCHA....

Whenever a new lottery or building appears in media you get same huge number of comments as seen here:

https://newyorkyimby.com/2021/03/aff...-brooklyn.html

A lot of them are also in horrible neighborhoods. I was trying to help a friend get into one but most of them weren't in "safe" neighborhoods. Sadly like you just mentioned, she passed this year.

[Jenna_NYC]

Originally Posted by 90sSitcom

A lot of them are also in horrible neighborhoods. I was trying to help a friend get into one but most of them weren't in "safe" neighborhoods. Sadly like you just mentioned, she passed this year.

So true. One place that my mom was contacted by was in a rough neighborhood. Unfortunately we had to pass on it because I didn't feel comfortable for my mother to live in that particular neighborhood by herself. It's really frustrating.