I will takee the $200 apartment...how do I apply?

One bright spot is Councilman Fulop trying to shed some light on the matter and hold those in position of power accountable.

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Because there's a population of people who learn to game the public "safety net". Working in the cash economy and applying for public housing and other benefits is just one way. $200 would be money well spent for a dirt cheap apartment you can leave to your descendants in perpetuity.

if your on the list for public housing how can you afford 200.00 to be moved up on the list?

idiosos!

ANswer is quite simple:


BECAUSE IT'S NEW JERSEY!

HEY, HUD: WHY SO MANY SCANDALS IN OUR PUBLIC HOUSING?

Hudson Reporter

This past week, the Hudson Reporter broke stories on two new scandals that involve town officials potentially taking advantage of the federally subsidized low-income housing projects, which use your tax dollars to stabilize the poor. This came just a few months we published an in-depth piece pointing out all the past scandals that have occurred in local public housing in Hoboken, Jersey City, and other towns.

The two possible new scandals this past week were: One in Guttenberg, in which the director of the housing and two employees who live in the public housing apparently bought a $770,000 house together last year, and one in Hoboken, in which a new housing commissioner is being accused of allegedly taking $200 to move a tenant up on the wait list! (Note that these are all just allegations.)

Last December, we ran Assata Wright's investigative story pointing out at least five scandals (some including arrests) that have occurred in the last 10 years in housing authorities in Hoboken, Jersey City, and other local towns.

Public housing authorities were started in the late 1930s to help low-income families. However, as the federal government becomes less involved and political appointees and hires gain oversight, they have become rife for corruption and political threats.