As a vawa applicant you can receive public assistance without penalty. Considering you won't be filing for your son as yet it is not a current problem. And yes subsidized housing falls under public assistance since the rent is subsidized by state funds.

thank. you for your kind respond 🥰 I appreciate it I am waiting for the approval soo I can’t have his documents in but I’m so scared they might want to use tht against mee to say I’m funded by the government soo I can’t😢

where can I apply for subsidized housing? I live in New Jersey