HOPE Program Benefits Rent Assistance The HOPE Program will pay rental assistance based on what you owe your landlord. All awards are determined based on what is owed and are capped at the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom unit in your county. You can find the fair market rent for your county using the online HUD Fair Market Rent Documentation System. Eligible applicants may receive up to 12 months of rent assistance, which may include up to nine months of past due rent. Rent assistance provided during the first phase of the HOPE Program counts towards the nine months of past due rent assistance that an applicant can receive. The program also pays three months of future rent at a time, with 12 months being the maximum amount of assistance the program can provide in total. If the applicant has not received 12 months of rent assistance, and funds are available, then an applicant may apply for additional rounds of assistance if they still need help. Federal grant guidance requires that applicants re-apply and re-qualify every three months to ensure that the applicant continues to qualify for assistance. Rent assistance is paid to the landlord on behalf of the eligible applicant. Landlords that accept this phase of HOPE funds agree to not evict the applicant for non-payment of rent during the period of assistance and for at least 60 days after that period ends. Utility Assistance Utility assistance is available to applicants that apply and qualify for rent assistance. Utility-only applications will not be accepted in this phase of the HOPE Program. Utility assistance is paid to a utility provider on behalf of an applicant for up to three months of past due utilities. Utility assistance is based on what you owe your utility provider and is capped at the amounts shown below. You must present a bill, statement or other proof of utility assistance needed at the time of application to the program. Electricity: Up to $510 Natural gas, propane or heating oil: Up to $135 Water: Up to $105 Wastewater: Up to $120 Applicants that continue to need rent assistance may continue to receive utility bill assistance by reapplying at a later date, if program funds remain. Utility bill assistance will be paid directly to the utility provider on behalf of the applicant. Connect with the NC HOPE Program: .Facebook .Twitter
HOPE Program Benefits Rent Assistance The HOPE Program will pay rental assistance based on what you owe your landlord. All awards are determined based on what is owed and are capped at the fair market rent for a 2-bedroom unit in your county. You can find the fair market rent for your county using the online HUD Fair Market Rent Documentation System. Eligible applicants may receive up to 12 months of rent assistance, which may include up to nine months of past due rent. Rent assistance provided during the first phase of the HOPE Program counts towards the nine months of past due rent assistance that an applicant can receive. The program also pays three months of future rent at a time, with 12 months being the maximum amount of assistance the program can provide in total. If the applicant has not received 12 months of rent assistance, and funds are available, then an applicant may apply for additional rounds of assistance if they still need help. Federal grant guidance requires that applicants re-apply and re-qualify every three months to ensure that the applicant continues to qualify for assistance. Rent assistance is paid to the landlord on behalf of the eligible applicant. Landlords that accept this phase of HOPE funds agree to not evict the applicant for non-payment of rent during the period of assistance and for at least 60 days after that period ends. Utility Assistance Utility assistance is available to applicants that apply and qualify for rent assistance. Utility-only applications will not be accepted in this phase of the HOPE Program. Utility assistance is paid to a utility provider on behalf of an applicant for up to three months of past due utilities. Utility assistance is based on what you owe your utility provider and is capped at the amounts shown below. You must present a bill, statement or other proof of utility assistance needed at the time of application to the program. Electricity: Up to $510 Natural gas, propane or heating oil: Up to $135 Water: Up to $105 Wastewater: Up to $120 Applicants that continue to need rent assistance may continue to receive utility bill assistance by reapplying at a later date, if program funds remain. Utility bill assistance will be paid directly to the utility provider on behalf of the applicant. Connect with the NC HOPE Program: .Facebook .Twitter
