Get a Rent Freeze When You Go to Work
- Do you live in public housing or have a Section 8 voucher?
- Do you worry that if you work, your rent will go up?
- You may not need to worry! If you go to work, you could get a break on your rent. If you qualify for a rent freeze your rent will not go up for at least a year even though your income goes up. This guide will help you figure out if you qualify for a rent freeze.
Resources: Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Programs
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance services provide counseling to help individuals understand the impact of work on their benefits. Tenants who receive SSI or SSDI can get these services free of charge from the programs listed below:
BenePLAN: 617-204-3854 800-734-7475 617-204-3600
Serves Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Hampden Hampshire, Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester counties
Voice: Toll-free voice: TTY: 508-647-1722; 1-877-937-9675; 508-652-7284
Greater Boston Legal Services: (617) 371-1234
Prior to using one of these letters, please read the document, called “Massachusetts Public and Subsidized Housing Tenants: Know Your Rights!” and call your local Legal Services office of assistance at (617) 371-1234. The letters are for the various affordable housing housing entities in Brookline.
3 Sample Letters for Federal Public Housing
Prior to using one of these letters, please read the document, called “Massachusetts Public and Subsidized Housing Tenants: Know Your Rights!” and call your local Legal Services office of assistance at (617) 371-1234. The letters are for the various affordable housing housing entities in Brookline.
Click here to download 3 sample letters