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In reply to the discussion: Any ideas for living off a social security benefit of only $680 a month? [View all]ellenrr
(3,864 posts)16. I live in subsidized housing too
in NJ. I don't like it, but it beats the alternative, which would be my car or the street.
as my income of $950 social security would not land me an apt in my city, where the average one-bed-room (not a luxury, just a run-of-the-mill) goes for $1200.
I pay $246./month, inc. electricity.
I waited 2 years on the waiting list.
Yours in NM sounds better to me. Plus I hate winters here.
Maybe i'll get on the waiting list.
I'm sure it takes longer for an out-of state resident. at least, the one I am in, I had an advantage being a resident of the town.
And to the OP, yes, I think almost any city has a similar agency.
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Any ideas for living off a social security benefit of only $680 a month? [View all]
whathehell
Sep 2014
OP
I wonder if there might be a semi-communal housing arrangement in Madison that would work
Arugula Latte
Sep 2014
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The wife paid in to Calpers she was a social worker. He never made a lot and so I think
mackerel
Sep 2016
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