CityFHEPS
CityFHEPS Rental Assistance
In short
Long-term rent supplement (up to ~Section 8 FMR level) for homeless or at-risk households; tenant pays ~30% of income. Mostly shelter residents (90-day rule still enforced by city in 2026) or certain at-risk via Homebase/HRA; income <=200% FPL.
- What you get
- Long-term rent supplement (up to ~Section 8 FMR level) for homeless or at-risk households; tenant pays ~30% of income.
- Who qualifies
- Mostly shelter residents (90-day rule still enforced by city in 2026) or certain at-risk via Homebase/HRA; income <=200% FPL.
- Income limit (2026)
- 200% FPL (2026: ~$31,920 single / $66,000 family of 4). Council laws would raise to 50% AMI - stalled in court.
- Papers to gather
- ID, income, shelter history, lease/landlord paperwork.
- Renewal
- Annual renewal up to 5 years (extensions possible).
- 2026 update
- CHANGED/IN LITIGATION: 2023 Council expansion laws upheld by Appellate Division (July 2025); Mamdani administration appealed (March 2026) after talks failed. Expansion not implemented as of last reports (verify).
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