Indeed, according to a report by CityLimits.com only a third of NYCHA developments have any type of TA at all. Another type of applicant that is offered 2 apartment choices is disabled applicants. That's $35,000 more families than are actually living in NYCHA housing or in private apartments with section 8 vouchers . 6 residents complained about security that there were a lot of drug dealers, robberies, and shootouts or people with guns. A participant will receive a non-emergency transfer for any voluntary move. To address mold, NYCHA has cleaned ventilation systems or installed new ones in the past two years, but it is falling 4,000 systems short of the 10,000 committed through the Mold Action Plan. Step 3: Provide the dates of employment for the job where income was reduced or lost; previous salary; and current salary, if income has been reduced. Applicants that qualify may be able to get approval within months rather than years. The first step in applying for Section 8 is to find contact information for your local Public Housing Authority, which is available on the Department of Housing and Urban Development's website. Many good hard working people live in the projects. As CBS2's Jessica Moore reports, the city could expand that to all buildings. I'm sure they hope NYCHA might eventually come through and they can get an affordable place on their own, but in the meantime their life here is still their best available option.