Senior Rental Assistance Program
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Miami, USA
About the city. Seniors make up one of the largest demographics in poverty in Miami.
Goal
The City believes that affordable housing should not be limited to building new housing, therefore, this program has been created to assist seniors. The main goal is to help the elderly pay their rent.
Implementation period. The program started in 2019.
Fact
In Miami-Dade County (MDC), the population of older adults will double from 394,328 in 2015 to 674,264 in 2040.
Solutions
The City of Miami Senior Rental Assistance Program offers assistance to income-eligible (40% Area Median Income) senior households (ages 62 and up) in the City who spend more than 50% of their household income on housing costs AND who live in City assisted rental housing or subsidized buildings within City of Miami limits. The program provides up to $100 a month towards rental housing assistance at eligible properties, for up to a year, for qualifying households.
How does it work?
It is necessary to apply. Сomputerized waitlist lotteries are held for preliminarily eligible applicants. They are selected for the lottery pool based on a preliminary, face-value review of their application. Inclusion in the lottery pool or a District specific waitlist does not mean that the applicant is eligible for this program. Final eligibility is determined at the program’s intake appointment, during which the applicant must produce all the program’s required documents as outlined in the City Resolution 19-0488, in order to prove that the information noted on the application is true and accurate.
Applications in the District specific lottery pool(s) are assigned a random ranking number based on program priority, which then establishes an order for processing the applicants for financial assistance. Those persons on the final District waitlists receive a letter in the mail to schedule an intake appointment, indicating what required documents must be provided in order to be processed for the assistance.
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Team
Mayor Francis Suarez, The City Commission.
Timeline
The City Commission approved $1 million in funding towards this program focused on City of Miami seniors who live on fixed incomes and are vulnerable to annual rent hikes in 2019.
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