Re:Policy punishes disabled people who save more than $2k
by gwright on Friday May 20, 2022 @07:31PM
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Too late to edit, but I think this was actually in the context of New York City Housing Authority and not Section 8. I tried to track down the article but couldn't find it quickly.
> The poor family is trapped in place. If they make the mistake of earning more observable cash, their rent will be increased by 30% of the increased earnings (that's how it works at NYCHA), and then they start taking away the other benefits as well.
This isn't the article I had in mind but it is related and interesting: https://www.manhattancontrarian.com/blog/2013/9/21/two-new-y...
and includes this:
> The poor family is trapped in place. If they make the mistake of earning more observable cash, their rent will be increased by 30% of the increased earnings (that's how it works at NYCHA), and then they start taking away the other benefits as well.