That’s no guarantee, though, that families will get the help.
In New York, Los Angeles, Boston, and Washington, DC, a family of four making more than $70,000 could qualify. In San Francisco, a family of four with an income as high as $105,000 per year would qualify for Section 8 subsidized housing vouchers.
Rents are so high in some of the nation’s biggest cities that families earning well over the median national income are considered poor enough to need federal help to afford housing.