Struggling to pay rent in Thurston? Here's your chance to get on a wait list for aid
For the first time in five years, Thurston County is adding people to its waiting lists for housing rental assistance.
The waiting lists are for federally funded programs that allow tenants to pay between 30 and 40 percent of their income toward rent while the Housing Authority of Thurston County pays the rest of the bill directly to landlords.
In 2016, 45 percent of households in Thurston County were spending more than 30 percent of their income on housing costs while earning less than 80 percent of the county’s median family income — what’s considered “cost burdened” — according to the Thurston Regional Planning Council. That represents more than 46,000 households.
Households below 50 percent of the median income for Thurston County are eligible for the assistance programs. According to the Housing Authority, income limits for applicants are $29,300 for a single person, $33,500 for a two-person household, or $37,700 for a three-person household, and so on.
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