The Heritage foundation recently did one of their smear the poor hack jobs, again, and in it they included the federal dollars a person is eligible for to subsidize their housing.
One little problem with their little assumption, most public housing has years long wait lists and their lists have been full for decades. Yes there is a federal benefit but what good is the subsidy if there are far fewer homes than those that qualify for them? Might as well expect to win the lottery.
Below is a list of subsidized apartments for the Portland metro area.
See anything one could get into in a reasonable amount of time? Me either.
And this is a city determined to provide for their citizens, in red counties I've lived in the wait lists are always closed because there are so many in need of affordable housing.
Alderwood 2 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Alderwood 3 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Bel Park Studio Ten+ years None
Bel Park 1 Bedroom 3 to 3.5 years None
Camelia Court 1 Bedroom 2.5 to 3 years None
Carlton Court 2 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years None
Carlton Court 3 Bedroom 8.5 to 9 years None
Celilo Court 2 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Celilo Court 3 Bedroom 1 to 1.5 years None
Chateau 2 Bedroom 2.5 to 3 years None
Cora Park 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Cora Park 3 Bedroom 2.5 to 3 years None
Dahlke Manor 1 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years Senior Disabled
Dekum Court 2 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Dekum Court 3 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Demar Downs 2 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Eastwood Court 2 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Eastwood Court 3 Bedroom 9 to 9.5 years None
Eliot Square 2 Bedroom 5.5 to 6 years None
Eliot Square 3 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Eliot Square 4 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Fir Acres 2 Bedroom 2.5 to 3 years None
Fir Acres 3 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Floresta 2 Bedroom 8 to 8.5 years None
Floresta 3 Bedroom 5.5 to 6 years None
Gallagher Plaza 1 Bedroom 6 to 6.5 years Senior Disabled
Harold Lee Village 3 Bedroom 9.5 to 10 years None
Holgate House 1 Bedroom 5.5 to 6 years Senior Disabled
Hollywood East Studio 2.5 to 3 years Senior Disabled
Hollywood East 1 Bedroom 1 to 1.5 years Senior DIsabled/Accessibility
Hollywood East 2 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years Senior Disabled/Accessibility
Hunter's Run 3 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years None
Lexington Court 2 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Lexington Court 3 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Madrona Place Apartments 1 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Madrona Place Apartments 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Madrona Place Apartments 3 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Maple Mallory 1 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Maple Mallory 2 Bedroom 2 to 2.5 years None
Medallion Apartments 1 Bedroom 2.5 to 3 years Senior Disabled
Medallion Apartments 2 Bedroom 3 to 3.5 years Senior Disabled/ Accessibility
Northwest Tower Studio 7.5 to 8 years Senior Disabled
Northwest Tower 1 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years Senior Disabled
Northwest Tower Annex 2 Bedroom 8 to 8.5 years None
Northwest Tower Annex 3 Bedroom 5.5 to 6 years None
Peaceful Villa Studio Ten+ years None
Peaceful Villa 1 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Peaceful Villa 2 Bedroom 7 to 7.5 years None
Powellhurst Woods 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Powellhurst Woods 3 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Ruth Haefner Plaza 1 Bedroom 8 to 8.5 years Senior Disabled
Schrunk Riverview Tower 1 Bedroom 1 to 1.5 years Senior Disabled
Sellwood Center Studio 2 to 2.5 years Senior Disabled
Sellwood Center 1 Bedroom 8 to 8.5 years Senior Disabled/Accessibility
Slavin Court 3 Bedroom 3.5 to 4 years None
Slavin Court 4 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Stark Manor 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Stark Manor 3 Bedroom 4.5 to 5 years None
Tamarack Apartments 1 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Tamarack Apartments 2 Bedroom 5.5 to 6 years None
Tamarack Apartments 3 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Tillicum North 3 Bedroom 1.5 to 2 years None
Tillicum South 3 Bedroom 5 to 5.5 years None
Townhouse Terrace 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Townhouse Terrace 3 Bedroom Ten+ years None
Williams Plaza Studio Ten+ years Senior Disabled
Williams Plaza 1 Bedroom Ten+ years Senior Disabled
Winchell Court 1 Bedroom 4 to 4.5 years None
Winchell Court 2 Bedroom Ten+ years None
It gladdens me to know Exxon got their much needed 600 million in tax breaks last year.