The “low” income level needed to qualify for some affordable housing programs in the Bay Area comes in at $117,400-a-year per household.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s latest figure for “low income” levels has drawn outrage from people who say they struggle to find affordable places to live despite making six-figure salaries, the Marin Independent Journal first reported. The federal agency raised the “low” annual income threshold 10 percent from last year, making it $117,400 per year for a household of four people.
Benjamin Fearnow | Newsweek