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Wouldn't call it "looking a gift horse in the mouth." No one wants to sleep on a couch, and I don't think there's anything wrong with a little grousing about that whether one is paying full freight, getting a small stipend, or being fully-funded.
It sounds like OP is working hard to improve her situation, so it might not be bad to cut her some slack. I mean, if you want to pretend your post wasn't dumping on her....
I 100% am not dumping on the OP. It certainly sounds like she is doing what it takes to better her situation. Which is the intention of these social services programs. I support the programs. What I do not support is people who use them and then complain it isn't good enough.
And, no one id forced to sleep on a sofa. Two beds could be placed in the bedroom.
I can understand OP's desire for the security that a housing voucher affords her, in case she loses her job. The problem is that most people who live on the dole behave exactly as her neighbors do. It's not a question of maintenance - what's the LL supposed to do, when the tenants who are on the dole befoul the property day after day? I have often said that the absolute best thing that all my hard years of schooling while living in poverty, and hard years of work thereafter have bought for me is a single family home in a nice quiet suburb with good schools and liberal, well-educated neighbors. You want to get away from the people who live the way she's described? Figure out a way to earn a better living, get off the dole, and provide for yourself, find better housing among others who pay for themselves, too.
OP's best option is to try to find a small time landlord who is willing to take a chance on her in a two family home. But with it just being her and her daughter, a one bedroom voucher is not going to cover this. I'm a bit surprised. In my area, Sec 8 doesn't expect adults to share a bedroom with a child. They understand that adults need privacy. In my area, Sec 8 will give each person a bedroom for all sorts of reasons (many of them bogus). But they definitely would give a mother and a child over the age of 2 yrs a 2-bedroom voucher.
........ No one wants to sleep on a couch, ..........
There is absolutely no reason to sleep on the couch. There is no law anywhere that says you can not put a nice bed in the living room. Or get a day bed so it is dual functional. There is absolutely no reason why a person cannot sleep in the living room. If a child is born deserving a private bedroom, the child can have the bedroom and the parent can have the living room.
One bedroom and a living room, and a kitchen, and a bathroom is way more than merely adequate for two persons. The taxpayers should not have to pay for nice luxuries for welfare recipients. I don't want to see children go without housing or food, but they don't have to have middle class housing and gourmet food to grow up healthy.
I 100% am not dumping on the OP. It certainly sounds like she is doing what it takes to better her situation. Which is the intention of these social services programs. I support the programs. What I do not support is people who use them and then complain it isn't good enough.
And, no one id forced to sleep on a sofa. Two beds could be placed in the bedroom.
There is absolutely no reason to sleep on the couch. There is no law anywhere that says you can not put a nice bed in the living room. Or get a day bed so it is dual functional. There is absolutely no reason why a person cannot sleep in the living room. If a child is born deserving a private bedroom, the child can have the bedroom and the parent can have the living room.
One bedroom and a living room, and a kitchen, and a bathroom is way more than merely adequate for two persons. The taxpayers should not have to pay for nice luxuries for welfare recipients. I don't want to see children go without housing or food, but they don't have to have middle class housing and gourmet food to grow up healthy.
I disagree. Although I am "welfare recipient" I pay most of my own rent with the Housing Authority paying a very nominal amount. I currently work for a school district (state job) and while we do get raises, have some stability and have a pension it still considered lower income in the HCOL area. I think HUD needs to change the policy and provide vouchers according to the number of tenants in the household vs this silly 2 heartbeats rule. While it works for younger kids, not for older. I am going to see if I can get an accomodation.
The remainder of your rent is given to you for free.
Which is a small amount, like $100 or so dollars.
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