Today’s Shitty Housing News

Wait years to get into affordable housing in the City of Madison.

So, imagine that you are disabled and lost your job . . . so you apply for social security, and get denied, and appeal, and get denied and then appeal to get a hearing where you might get social security payments, 3 or 4 years later. So, you have no income, you have food stamps and maybe badgercare, technically you’re not disabled yet, and you need housing, what do you do?

Logical step, public housing right, well, looks like you have to wait for a really long time for that too . . . so what do you do? You don’t want to use your limited shelter days in the good weather – if you’re not banned. Try sleeping in the woods? Until the police or park rangers find you and ask you to move to a new spot? I’m really just getting fucking pissed off at this point . . . check out these waiting lists . . . guess the moral of the story is try to know you’re going to get disabled and lose your job at least a year or two in advance so you can apply to be on the waiting list . . . I guess . . . I think I’ll start investing in crystal balls . . . no wonder so many homeless people drink . . . this “system” is just so damn frustrating . . .

Public Housing Wait Times – Effective 6/8/2012
Estimated wait times for Public Housing programs:
1-Bedroom Unit (Disabled Designations) = 12+ Months
1-Bedroom Unit (Age 62 or older Designations) = 3 – 6 Months
1-Bedroom Unit (Age 50-61, no disability) = 12+ Months
1-Bedroom Unit (No Designation) = Indefinite wait time
2-Bedroom Unit = 1-2 Years
3-Bedroom Unit = 1-2 Years
4-Bedroom Unit = 1-2 Years
5-Bedroom Unit = 1-2 Years

The above wait times are most accurate if city preference has been verified. Wait times are driven by vacancies and are estimated based on previous vacancy rates.

Multifamily Housing Wait Times – Effective 6/8/2012
Parkside Apartments and Townhouses
(Parkside Apartments gives preference to those who are Elderly* or Disabled)
Estimated wait times:
1-Bedroom Unit (Disabled or Elderly* Designations) = 12+ Months
1-Bedroom Unit (No Designation) = 1-2 Years
2-Bedroom Unit = 12+ Months
3-Bedroom Unit = 3+ Years
*Elderly = age 62+

Karabis Apartments
(Karabis Apartments gives preference to those who are Physically Disabled)
Estimated wait times:
1-Bedroom Barrier-free Unit (Physically Disabled Designation) = 2-3 years
2-Bedroom Barrier-free Unit (Physically Disabled Designation) = 1-2 years
3-Bedroom Barrier-free Unit (Physically Disabled Designation) = 2-3 years
The above wait times are most accurate if city preference has been verified. Wait times are driven by vacancies and are estimated based on previous vacancy rates.