Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing (HPRP)
Eligibility Information

In order to receive financial assistance or services funded by HPRP, individuals and families—whether homeless or housed—must at least meet the following minimum criteria:

1. Any individual or family provided with financial assistance must have at least an initial consultation with a case manager or other authorized representative who can determine the appropriate type of assistance to meet their needs.
2. The household must be at or below 50 percent of Area Median Income (AMI). Click here to view the AMI chart.
3. Household must be at risk of homelessness or homeless and:
1. Have no appropriate housing options identified;
2. Lack financial resources and support needed to obtain new or remain in existing housing.
4. Prevention Assistance—at risk households must be carefully considered in the community served. 

Additional Eligibility Requirements for Prevention Services

1. Eviction within 2 weeks from a private dwelling (including housing provided by family or friends);
2. Discharge within 2 weeks from an institution in which the person has been a resident for more than 180 days (including prisons, mental health institutions, hospitals);
3. Residency in housing that has been condemned by housing officials and is no longer meant for human habitation;
4. Sudden and significant loss of income;
5. Sudden and significant increase in utility costs;
6. Mental health and substance abuse issues;
7. Physical disabilities and other chronic health issues, including HIV/AIDS;
8. Severe housing cost burden (greater than 50 percent of income for housing costs);
9. Homeless in last 12 months;
10. Young head of household (under 25 with children or pregnant);
11. Current or past involvement with child welfare, including foster care;
12. Pending foreclosure of rental housing;
13. Extremely low income (less than 30 percent of Area Median Income);
14. High overcrowding (the number of persons exceeds health and/or safety standards for the housing unit size);
15. Past institutional care (prison, treatment facility, hospital);
16. Recent traumatic life event, such as death of a spouse or primary care provider, or recent health crisis that prevented the household from meeting its financial responsibilities;
17. Credit problems that preclude obtaining of housing; or
18. Significant amount of medical debt.

Additional Eligibility Requirements for Rapid Re-Housing Assistance.

1. Homeless according to HUD’s definition.
2. Sleeping in an emergency shelter.
3. Sleeping in place not meant for human habitation (cars, parks, abandoned buildings, streets and sidewalks).
4. Staying in hospital or other institution for up to 180 days but was sleeping in an emergency shelter or other place not meant for human habitation immediately prior to entry into the hospital or institution.
5. Graduating from or timing out of transitional housing program.
6. Victims of domestic violence.

Click here to contact a Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing enitity in your area.

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