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Rent Subsidy Programs
Section 8
For homeless residents who are employed and
capable of closing their public assistance cases, Westhab,
in conjunction with the Westchester County Departments of
Social Services and Planning, facilitates prioritized receipt
of Section 8 (federal) rent subsidies.
Rental Assistance Program
Under the Westchester County Department of Social
Services (DSS)-funded Rental Assistance Program (RAP),
Westhab provides subsidies, similar to those of the federal
Section 8 program, for working homeless families seeking permanent
housing.
Families who earn sufficient income from employment
to leave public assistance, but who still cannot afford permanent
housing in Westchester County and are on the waiting list
for Westchester County Section 8 housing, are eligible to
participate in RAP.
Westhab assists our RAP-eligible clients in
finding apartments or, in some cases, negotiates with landlords
for client families already in apartments. Under RAP, landlords
lease apartments directly to the families, but Westhab pays
a portion of the rents and the families pay the remainder.
DSS funds the rental subsidies that make up the difference
between the RAP families' payments and the market rents for
the units.
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