Rent assistance program could last until September, city staff say
$133.6M Emergency Housing Assistance Program helps struggling San Antonio and Bexar County residents pay bills
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SAN ANTONIO – A popular rental assistance program could have enough money to last into September, city staff said during a committee meeting on Tuesday.
The Emergency Housing Assistance Program run by the City of San Antonio has already allocated more than $93 million to help more than 34,000 households around the city and even in the wider county area pay rent, mortgage, and utility bills.
Through a variety of funding phases over the past year, the program has grown to a $133.6 million budget, and staff hope to add at least $5 million more for county residents.
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If you are still looking for rent relief, the City of Victoria has posted an application for assistance to all of us who could use a little help with paying our rent due to the loss of income and other hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The City of Victoria has received $176,363 in Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP) funds to assist eligible citizens behind on their rent due, for a total of up to 6 months, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In order to qualify, you must be a resident of Victoria County, fall below the 80% Victoria median income ( info below) and be able to prove your hardship is due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Additional relief for landlords and tenants in the throes of the eviction process may be on the horizon, if a new grant award is approved by the Killeen City Council on Tuesday.
The city of Killeen was awarded $239,332.33 by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), grant funding which must first be approved by the city council before it can be used.
The Texas Eviction Diversion Program (TEDP) funds are part of an expanded pilot program called the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program created through the TDHCA and funded by the federal Community Services Block Grant CARES program.
San Angelo Has Rental Assistance Funds Available
SAN ANGELO, TX – The City of San Angelo is taking applications for the Texas Emergency Rental Assistance Program (TERAP) for COVID-19-impacted households that meet the HUD income guidelines of 80% of Area Median Income (AMI). The program provides rent assistance for up to six months if needed and includes arrears with one of those months required to be for future rent. There are some restrictions if households have already received assistance from other programs.
In addition, the program provides eviction diversion for households undergoing eviction through the Justice of the Peace process. Applications can be picked up and dropped off from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (closed noon to 1 p.m.) Monday through Friday at 52 W. College, 2nd floor above the WIC clinic entrance or can be downloaded from the Community Housing Support page.