Low income apartments for rent allow families barely making enough money to save some money on their rent.  HUD oversees low income apartments for rent program and gives money to these apartments so that they would charge less rent to people.

In order to be eligible for low income apartments for rent, your income must be at or below poverty level.  You can check these qualifications by going to HUDs website. 

You may wish to go directly to the low income apartments without going through HUD.  To do this, the low income apartments for rent will verify your income.  You have to give them your W2 or your pay stub. 

Ask HUD or go online to find low income apartments for rent.  There are usually many in a city so you can specify where you want to live.  You can also specify how many rooms you want, etc.  Of course, your criteria will be based on availability. 

When you go look at the low income apartments for rent, be sure you bring some paper and pen to note what you like and dislike about the apartments.  This is what you will use later to help you make a decision regarding the low income apartment you will move into. 

Talk to the people living in the low income apartments for rent and you might find out if they like living there.  They might tell you if apartment staff is nice and whether things get fixed timely.  You can also search online for reviews on the low income apartments and see what people have to say about it.

Walk through the low income apartment of your choice and look carefully for any problems.  All problems should be brought to attention of the staff and they should get maintenance to fix it before you move in. 

Expect to wait a few months before you move into low income apartments for rent.  If there are a lot of people that need subsidized housing, then you will be in line.