Do Brooklyn residents know how to apply for affordable housing?
Amidst the borough’s housing crisis, proposed solutions have often left out an important element: Making sure eligible residents know how to apply for newly-constructed affordable units, and that residents are doing so correctly.
Various trivialities have been leading to denied or dismissed applications. Some disqualifying hindrances include a white out on an application; two estranged partners claiming their child as a dependent; and an erroneous poor credit score.
However, one of the most significant missing links is that some residents aren’t aware of how to apply for housing, or what the eligibility requirements are.