SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1975
10 PER CENT INCREASE IN INCOME LIMITS
FOR PUBLIC HOUSING LIST APPLICANTS
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS RAISED THE INCOME LIMITS FOR APPLICANTS ON THE WAITING LIST FOR PUBLIC HOUSING BY TEN PER CENT RETROSPECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR.
THE INCOME LIMITS ARE TIED TO THE INDEX OF NORMAL AVERAGE DAILY WAGES FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS WHICH HAS BEEN RISING SINCE MARCH 1973.
THE REVISED INCOME LIMITS, WHICH HAVE BEEN ROUNDED DOWN TO THE NEAREST $50, ARE $1,500 FOR FAMILIES OF THREE TO SIX PERSONS, $1,700 FOR FAMILIES OF SEVEN, $1,850 FOR FAMILIES OF EIGHT, $2,000 FOR FAMILIES OF NINE AND $2,200 FOR FAMILIES OF TEN OR MORE.
THE INDEX FOR MARCH 1973 AS COMPARED WITH SEPTEMBER 1974 HAS RISEN BY TEN PER CENT, AND IN LINE WITH THE AUTHORITY'S POLICY, THE INCOME LIMITS FOR APPLICANTS ON THE WAITING LIST WERE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY.
IN VIEW OF THIS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT SAID THAT APPLICATIONS INVESTIGATED SINCE SEPTEMBER 1974 BUT REJECTED ON THE GROUND OF OVER INCOME, WOULD BE REVIEWED.
HOWEVER, THOSE WHO APPLY FOR INCLUSION ON THE WAITING LIST AFTER SEPTEMBER 1, 1974, BUT WERE REFUSED REGISTRATION BECAUSE OF OVER INCOME, WILL HAVE TO RE-APPLY.
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