Q: I have a housing voucher. My income SSDI is $980 month. What happens if I have saved over $2000 in my bank account?
My only source of income is SSDI and I am not employed. The housing specialist is doing an annual income review. I am afraid my rent will be raised or I will lose my housing voucher because I have saved more than $2000 in my checking account.
A: I am not clear what means test you are worried about? SSDI is not like SSI - you can have more then $2,000 saved and you won't lose money from your next SSDI payment. However, you may have to keep your total assets level down low in order to qualify for section "8" housing which has it's own rules. I am not a section "8" specialist and frankly the section "8" rules are so confusing that even the people the work for section "8" don't understand their own rules. Legal aid has attorneys that know more about section "8" then most attorneys. I would call your local legal aid office to find out what your asset limits are for section "8" housing. Also if you can't have more then $2,000 in cash, you might want to convert some money to an asset that is exempt, like buy clothing that you need, buy anything medical that you need that isn't otherwise covered by insurance, stock up on heating fuel (oil, wood), stock up on non-perishable grocery items, etc.
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