MA DCF / Housing question: Can I use DCF housing help to move into income-restricted housing with my boyfriend and his kids?
Hi everyone, looking for advice from anyone familiar with MA DCF or income-restricted housing.
I (19F) am signed back into MA DCF and currently live in an apartment through a program I interviewed for. My boyfriend (20M) is likely getting custody of his two kids soon (1M and 7 months). My current place is way too small for all four of us, and I want to move in with him to help raise the babies.
I told him about applying for income-restricted housing in Mass, and I know DCF can help pay a portion of my rent if I move (though I’d lose my clothing allowance).
My questions:
- Can he apply for family income-restricted/public housing with his kids, and can I be added to the application/lease with him?
- Will DCF still pay my portion of the rent if I live with him in that setup?
- Has anyone transitioned from a DCF program apartment into independent housing with a partner/dependents? How did that process go?
Any insight on how DCF handles this or how to navigate the housing authority would be appreciated! :)
Edit: Yall I know what I’m doing I alr have my bartending license and currently enrolled in NEHA after that I am looking towards being a licensed pharmaceutical tech.😭 I understand the concerns and I appreciate it genuinely but I want to know if it’s possible not that I’m throwing my life away. This is a MAYBE too mind you, I love yall and thanks for the concern again<3
Edit 2: He can live on his own yall, it’s just that I got my apartment first lol, we live kinda old school he pays the bills I cook and clean (I still work but I work less than him) ive always wanted to be with him in this way but unfortunately for me during our break he didn’t wrap it up, fortunately the baby mom is pretty chill and the kids are super cute. It takes a village yk? I remember my mom sending me to my dad’s in Upstate New York over the summer when I was younger. I’m greatful for that because it opened up a lot more opportunities for me in the long run, met a whole bunch of different amazing people. I wouldn’t be as well traveled or as people oriented if my parents were together tbh. Theres bad in the good and theres good in the bad, it all depends on how you frame it.