How Much Does Hasa Pay For Rent 2022 (2024)

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How much does public assistance pay for rent in NYS? ›

HRA will pay for a one-bedroom apartment that costs up to $1,312 per month. If your income is $1,000 per month and the rent on your one-bedroom apartment is $1,312 (the maximum rent) HRA will calculate 30% of your income as $300 that you should pay towards rent.

On-going Cash Assistance benefits for Single Adult only cases will be issued within 30 days of application date. On-going Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits will be issued within 30 days of application date.

HASA provides housing assistance, coordinates home care covered by Medicaid, case management and enhanced Public Assistance to anyone who is HIV+ and meets their financial criteria.

Generally, the maximum benefit level is the standard of need in a county, which varies. For example, in Albany County, the maximum benefit level (or standard of need) is $367 per month for a single individual, or $698 per month for a household of three with children.

☑ As of March 25, 2024, the New York State Emergency Rental Assistance Program has made 232,085 payments on behalf of tenants for rent assistance within NYC. The average payment amount is $12,135.

Governor Hochul and the Legislature secured over $1.15 Billion to supplement federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funding in the FY 2023 and 2024 Enacted Budgets, including $391 Million towards rental arrears assistance, with $350 Million of that amount supporting New York State's ERAP for public and ...

The CityFHEPS rental assistance program provides New Yorkers in need with financial assistance to cover the rent, helping New Yorkers experiencing homelessness exit shelter and into permanent housing and helping New Yorkers experiencing housing instability remain in their homes.

How to apply for HASA rental assistance? Applicants should call ServiceLine (718-557-1399) or go to their office (located at 400 Eighth Avenue, 2nd Floor, New York City). To be accepted into the program, a person must first find an apartment with rent that matches the voucher amount.

Unless you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI), you may be required to pay back some or all the Emergency Assistance in the future. HRA will let you know if you need to pay it back.

Applying for HASA

To establish eligibility, an applicant must have been diagnosed, at any time, with HIV illness or with AIDS as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Currently, Service Line is only accepting faxes at 212-971-2036. Please check back on this site for updates.

What is the difference between HRA and Hasa? ›

HSAs are owned by individuals, funded through pre-tax contributions, and are portable even if you change jobs. HRAs are typically funded solely by employers, have no individual ownership, and may not be portable.

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Once a landlord accepts an ERAP payment, the tenant cannot be evicted for not paying rent during the period covered or for an expired lease during the 12 months following this payment.

October 1, 2023 Important Update for ERAP Applicants

New York State ERAP applications stopped being accepted after January 20, 2023, at 9:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Individuals will not be able to submit applications, or complete applications that have been started but not submitted, after 9:00pm on January 20, 2023.