Hi Shadow Wrath,

Let me answer your Q in general. Section 8 housing takes income, medical bills, medications into consideration. I rent an apartment, which would go for $1400/month to the average Joe. Since I have SSI, the rent becomes 1/3 of my monthly income.
Any $ I have going towards medical bills and prescriptions is subtracted from that amount.

My state considers the car to be a luxury ~ none of those fees (insurance, gas, mechanics) are deductible.

I get $674/month from SSI. Due to last year's high medical bills, I now pay $87.00 per month for rent. In the meantime, I did declare bankruptcy to remove the never-ending medical bills. Up until then, I also paid what I could afford to pay. They may have wanted $6,560 now, I simply didn't have the money. I'd send $100 a month to a few providers and be broke until my next check..

Yes, there is recurring paperwork to be filled out. I just got another form from Social Security, to see if there's anyone else they can go after to pay my bills. NO, my situation hasn't changed. A little annoying to have to fill out the paperwork every 6 months to one year, but that's just the way that it is for all of us.