For their apartment units, residents pay no more than 30% of their incomes, even though the actual per-apartment operating cost frequently works out to be two or three times that 30%-of-income figure. The difference between what residents pay and what it actually costs to operate the building is subsidized by the same HUD program that supplied the lead development subsidy (see “Our Building”). As for meals and the other assisted living services that we provide, these are offered at fees which vary in accordance with ability to pay, but which are nonetheless lower than actual cost. We make our meals and other services available to all residents irrespective of ability to pay. The difference between our costs and amounts paid by residents for meals and other services is made up by contributions from members of the public. In the course of our regular operations we receive no governmental assistance.