What Is Affordable Housing?

Envisioning Development

What Is Affordable Housing?

Your School, Your Choice!

Making Policy Public

Your School, Your Choice!

Engage to Change

Technical Assistance

Engage to Change

Common Cents

City Studies

Common Cents

Zoning It In...

Urban Investigations

Zoning It In...

Shifty Business

Public Access Design

Shifty Business

Print ¡En sus marcas, listos, apliquen!

Getting ready to apply for affordable housing takes time, and it involves more than just filling out paperwork. Each building has different income qualifications and required materials, which can make putting together a strong application confusing. What exactly is affordable housing, and what does it take to qualify to live in it? How much money should you save and what kind of credit do you need to have? 

The New York City Department of Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) approached CUP to help create Ready, Set, Apply!, a guide to applying for affordable housing subsidized by HPD and the New York City Housing Development Corporation (HDC). This guide lays out each step of the application process, how to organize a strong application for an affordable housing unit, and provides referrals to other resources that can support your application. 

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

Making Policy Public

Reclaim Your Worker Rights

It's Not Just Personal

Making Policy Public

It's Not Just Personal

Not on Our Watch!

Making Policy Public

Not on Our Watch!

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

Making Policy Public

Is Your Home Making You Sick?

We Are Public Housing

Making Policy Public

We Are Public Housing

Social Security Risk Machine

Making Policy Public

Social Security Risk Machine

Share, Where?

Urban Investigations

Share, Where?

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs