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Section 202 (elderly) and Section 811 (disabled) housing (subsidized apartments with services): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next

Section 202 subsidizes apartments for very low-income households with a member 62 or older; Section 811 does the same for low-income adults with disabilities. Residents usually pay 30% of adjusted income. People apply directly to each building's owner or manager.

What Section 202 and Section 811 housing is, in one paragraph

Section 202 and Section 811 are HUD programs that build and subsidize apartments with supportive services: Section 202 for households with a member 62 or older, Section 811 for low-income adults with disabilities (rule:what_it_is). Nonprofit owners run the buildings. Each building takes its own applications and keeps its own waiting list; HUD does not lease the units (rule:hud_not_landlord). Residents usually pay 30% of adjusted income, and HUD rental assistance pays the rest.

30%
of adjusted income: the usual rent in Section 202 and 811 housing (HUD, rule:rent_202, rule:rent_811)

Who may qualify

ProgramWhoIncome lineRule
Section 202At least one adult member 62 or older at first occupancyUnder 50% of area median incomerule:age_62, rule:income_202
Section 811, capital advance buildingsAt least one adult (18+) with a disabilityWithin 50% of area median incomerule:disability_811, rule:income_811_prac
Section 811 Project Rental AssistanceAt least one adult with a disabilityWithin 30% of area median incomerule:income_811_pra

The income line is set for the property's location; HUD publishes the dollar figures each year. California may add requirements for Section 811 Project Rental Assistance (rule:state_rules_811). Supportive services are offered but cannot be required as a condition of living there (rule:services_voluntary).

How to apply, and what happens after

Apply directly to each property's owner or manager (rule:apply_at_property). The owner decides eligibility and selects households (rule:owner_decides). Applying to several buildings is allowed; each keeps its own list.

StageWhat happensDeadlineWhat loses people the unit
ApplyHUD-prescribed application, eligibility certification, Social Security and wage-data consent formsWhen the list is openA list closed because the wait passes 12 months (rule:long_waitlist)
DecisionUnit assigned, waiting list, or written rejection with reasons (rule:written_rejection)After processingNot reading the reasons
ReviewMeeting to review the rejection, by someone else (rule:review_meeting)UNKNOWNNot asking
ReexaminationIncome and household reviewed; rent adjusted (rule:reexam_12)At least every 12 monthsMissed reexamination
The procedure, stage by stage, as data
JSONThe procedure, stage by stage, as data
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"what_happens""Identity, Social Security numbers, income records, consent forms for wage data"
"who_acts""Household with model checklist"
"timeline""Before applying"
"evidence""ID, Social Security cards, income proof"
"failure_mode""Missing Social Security documents"
"model_role""Build the checklist"
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"id""stage:complete_application"
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"id""stage:interview_verification"
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"evidence""Documents"
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"model_role""Prepare the person"
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"id""stage:decision"
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"what_happens""Placed on the building's waiting list, assigned a unit, or rejected in writing with reasons"
"who_acts""Owner"
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"evidence""Written notice"
"failure_mode""Not reading the reason"
"model_role""Read the notice with the person"
"automation_class""A"
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"id""stage:issuance_use"
"order"8
"name""Issuance / use"
"what_happens""Unit of the right size assigned; lease signed"
"who_acts""Owner + household"
"timeline""When reached"
"evidence""Lease"
"failure_mode""Missed offer"
"model_role""Track the list"
"automation_class""D"
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"id""stage:renew_recertify"
"order"9
"name""Renew / recertify"
"what_happens""Income and household reexamined; rent adjusted"
"who_acts""Owner + household"
"timeline""At least every 12 months (rule:reexam_12)"
"evidence""Income documents"
"failure_mode""Missed reexamination"
"model_role""Calendar the date"
"automation_class""B"
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"id""stage:denial_response"
"order"10
"name""Denial response"
"what_happens""Read the written reasons"
"who_acts""Model + household"
"timeline""Immediately"
"evidence""Rejection notice"
"failure_mode""Not asking for a review"
"model_role""Name the review right"
"automation_class""A"
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"id""stage:appeal_fair_hearing"
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"name""Appeal / fair hearing"
"what_happens""Meeting to review the rejection, held by someone other than the decider"
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"timeline""UNKNOWN (set by HUD requirements not read here)"
"evidence""Notice, documents"
"failure_mode""Not asking"
"model_role""Draft the request"
"automation_class""B"
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"id""stage:overpayment_exit"
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"name""Overpayment / exit"
"what_happens""Tenancy ends under the lease"
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"evidence""Lease"
"failure_mode""Lease violation"
"model_role""Explain the notice"
"automation_class""B"

The same facts open other programs

Age, disability, household size, income and county are the facts a building owner asks. The same facts open:

References (6)

Those connections are read from the California benefits graph, the object that holds all 80 programs, the life events that trigger them and the facts they share.

What this article shares with the graph
JSONWhat this article shares with the graph
6 keys
"program_id""B037"
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"related_program_ids" 6 items
"B036"
"B035"
"B023"
"B015"
"B063"
"B041"
"related_programs" 6 keys
"B036""Public housing + project-based rental assistance"
"B035""Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)"
"B023""SSI + California SSP"
"B015""In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)"
"B063""Older Americans Act meals (Meals on Wheels / congregate)"
"B041""CA Property Tax Postponement (seniors/disabled)"
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"B013"
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"B001"
"B003"
"B011"
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"B045"
"B049"
"household.income.annual" 4 items
"B012"
"B049"
"B050"
"B056"

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Beside
Public housing and project-based rental assistance (subsidized apartments where rent follows income): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens nextHousing Choice Voucher (Section 8) (rent help paid to a private landlord): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens nextSSI and California SSP (monthly cash for people 65 or older, blind or disabled with very low income): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens nextIn-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) (paid in-home care for aged, blind and disabled Californians on Medi-Cal): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens nextOlder Americans Act meals (Meals on Wheels / congregate) (free group meals and home-delivered meals for Californians 60 and older): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens nextCalifornia Property Tax Postponement (deferring property tax for homeowners 62+, blind or disabled): who qualifies, what you get, how to apply, and what happens next
References (18)
  1. Housing for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“provide funding to develop and subsidize rental housing for low-income adults with disabilities and residents 62 years of age or older”
  2. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 202, information for tenants — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“To qualify to live in a Section 202 property, at least one adult member of the household applying must be at least 62 years old.”
  3. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 202 income — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“The household must make less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) of the location of the property.”
  4. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 202 rent — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“Residents at Section 202 properties are typically charged 30% of their adjusted income for rent, with the remaining costs covered by the federal government.”
  5. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: applying to a Section 202 property — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“If you are interested in applying to live at a 202 property, you should contact the property owner or manager directly.”
  6. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: HUD does not lease units — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“HUD does not manage the leasing of 202 properties.”
  7. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 811 eligible customers — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“households must be very low-income (within 50 percent of the median income for the area) with at least one adult member with a disability”
  8. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 811 Project Rental Assistance — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“For projects funded with Project Rental Assistance, residents must be extremely low-income (within 30 percent of the median income for the area) with at least one adult member with a disability.”
  9. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 811 rent — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“the amount the residents pay--usually 30 percent of adjusted income”
  10. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 811 services are voluntary — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“residents cannot be required to accept any supportive service as a condition of occupancy.”
  11. Descriptions of Multifamily Programs: Section 811 state requirements — U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development“States may establish additional eligibility requirements for this program.”
  12. 24 CFR 891.205: elderly person — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“a household composed of one or more persons at least one of whom is 62 years of age or more at the time of initial occupancy.”
  13. 24 CFR 891.305: person with disabilities household — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“One or more persons at least one of whom is an adult (18 years or older) who has a disability”
  14. 24 CFR 891.410: written rejection — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“Owners shall promptly inform in writing any rejected applicant of the grounds for any rejection.”
  15. 24 CFR 891.410: owner determines eligibility — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“The Owner is responsible for determining whether applicants are eligible for admission and for the selection of households.”
  16. 24 CFR 891.410: long waiting lists — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“If the waiting list is so long that the applicant would not be likely to be admitted for the next 12 months, the Owner may advise the applicant that no additional applications for admission are being considered for that reason.”
  17. 24 CFR 891.410: meeting to review a rejection — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“The review, if requested, may not be conducted by a member of the Owner's staff who made the initial decision to reject the applicant.”
  18. 24 CFR 891.410: reexamination — Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (Office of the Federal Register)“The Owner must reexamine the income and composition of the household at least every 12 months.”