i emailed an income based apartment 6 days ago. that apartment is in new york. i live in tennessee. there are absolutely 0 subsidized apartments available in tennessee and there will not be for more than a year.

they finally emailed me back today. they said that they accept ssi (check) minimum acceptable credit score is 200 (check) and either disabled (check) or seniors. but they also said that they quote: "participate in the section 8 program". i do not have a section 8 voucher...and i barely understand what that means...and they didn't say i needed one but i was thinking,

can i still move there if it's in state that is different from where i live now?

if the only place i am allowed to get housing assistance is tennessee i am out of hope.

i feel like every time i read something about this type of thing with finanaces and taxes and this and that like i am reading another language.
and my caseworker is terrible. he comes by where i live twice a week and asks me the same questions he asked last time. then when i asked him if he made progress he asks me what it is again....like he asked me for my email on 3 different occassions and cannot even keep up with that. i am trying to get them to give me another, but there is no time for that since i need to move now