SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – Affordable housing and low rent are something many San Diegans want but sometimes struggle to find.
“It’s just not possible to make three times the rent when the rent prices are $2,900 a month, $3,800 a month, or $2,200 a month,” Margo Velez said.
Velez is your typical San Diegan who deals with something almost everyone in this city is experiencing.
“It’s scary when you’re living paycheck to paycheck,” Velez said.
“If I burn a chicken, I can’t order a pizza. Because I have to allot money to other bills and such. Like cell phone bills. And other things- gas, we need insurance for the car. It’s hard.”
ABC 10News first talked to Margo last month about her struggles to afford to call San Diego home despite having a full-time job.
“The rent is too high, it’s just too much,” Velez said back in August.
Right now, the a verage income in San Diego County is just under $120,000.
To qualify for help and make things a little easier, you’d need to make under $85,000 on the high end.