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What kind of housing is it when the rent is based on income?

I don't think it's subsidized housing because they didn't even ask me if I had a family. I am just a single student but they said my income determines my rent. I thought you had to go to the city to get subsidized housing. If anyone has ever heard of that, what percentage of my income will be the rent?

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1. it depends on where you live. and subsidized housing doesn't mean its owned by the city, it means that the housing is subsidized by them, and the company gets paid a portion of your rent by the government and the rest comes from you. its called Geared-Income Housing. Meaning your income determines your rent. many housing companies such as these, and co-ops are not owned by the crown/state. they simply receive funding from them to keep your rents low.
2. Subsidized by the Housing and Urban Development, HUD or Section 8. Your individual situation determines the percentage of rent, you may have a part time job, you may have other disability income, these things determine what you pay.
3. In the US it Section 8 housing.