You may be eligible for help to pay rent
Housing assistance is in short supply for low income people and families. If you qualify -- and get the help -- your share of rent is about 30% of your monthly income. Housing help comes in four basic forms:

1. Rental assistance for regular housing: The main source is called Section 8. The housing authority gives the tenant a certificate or voucher that says the government will subsidize your rent payments and then you go find your own housing. Unfortunately, Section 8 waiting lists stretch out for years. Unless you're enrolled in Washington's welfare to work program (WorkFirst), where rental assistance is much more readily available.
2. Public housing: Low-income housing that is operated by the housing authority. Most apartments are in high-rise buildings.
3. Private and non-profit housing: Where the government provides subsidies directly to the owner who then applies those subsidies to the rents he/she charges low-income tenants.
4. Short-term rental assistance: Pays a portion of rent for up to six months during a crisis like losing a job.

Eligibility mainly depends on income and family size