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Employment In addition to assisting citizens of Milwaukee with their cost of rent, the Housing Authority also has opportunities for employment. Once citizens are chosen to live in the designated housing units, they can then apply for employment. The Housing Authority has many different jobs available and many options for citizens to choose from. Some examples of field areas are: Arts/Entertainment, Finance, Government, and Personal Care and Services are a few.

Rent Assistance In addition to the housing assistance program helping many families find homes that are suitable for families, the program also offers rent assistance, which is rent at a lower cost. This rent assistance is for family who have lower to middle income and want to rent the privately owned housing. “This program is available to a limited number of families and allows them to pay approximately 30% to 40% of their income towards their monthly rent. The program pays the balance of the rent directly to the landlord in the form of a monthly check.” In addition to the residents not paying more than 40% of their income to rent, there are additional rules and regulations that the landlords participating in this program and the Rent Assistance program must follow when deciding if a residence is fit for the Housing Assistance. “The Rent Assistance Program also compares the unit's assessed value when making rent reasonableness determination. If the requested rent appears to be unreasonable, program staff will contact the owner and enter into rent negotiations. If staff is unable to amicably negotiate the rent with the owner and the tenant wishes to remain in the program, the tenant must seek suitable housing elsewhere.”