it really matters on the service you use, with the property i use to maintain we had people getting help from everything under the sun.. some churches will write you a check in the name of the apartment complex, and like the section 8 pays the landlord directly
i am proud that i have always paid my own rent , i have a job. 17 years now , i never missed a month, i do not want help and i do not want to live in the gutter , so i work.