How Much Does Hasa Pay For Rent 2022 (2024)

FAQs

What are the benefits of hasa in NYC? ›

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.

Need something else? The City pays a fee to licensed Real Estate brokers who help HRA clients find housing.

What is Earned Income Disregard? Earned Income Disregard ("EID") is an employment incentive that allows eligible clients with active Cash Assistance (CA) cases who gain full or part-time employment to continue to receive financial assistance if a budget deficit exits.

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.

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.

Rental Arrears Grants for Single Adults and Families

Grants are available for Public Assistance recipients and for those people ineligible for Public Assistance. Families and single adults are eligible. Visit 311 Online to contact the HRA Job Center in your area and apply for a rental arrears grant.

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.

The CityFHEPS program generally provides for up to four annual renewals, with additional extensions available for “good cause” (five years total). This five-year maximum does not apply to households that include someone who is 60 years old or older, or that include an adult who receives federal disability benefits.

What's the most Section 8 will pay? ›

The maximum housing assistance is generally the lesser of the payment standard minus 30% of the family's monthly adjusted income or the gross rent for the unit minus 30% of monthly adjusted income.

HIV/AIDS Services Administration. (HASA)

When we figure out how much to deduct from your benefits, we count only the wages you make from your job or your net earnings if you're self-employed. We include bonuses, commissions, and vacation pay.

Your “net countable income” is the income that is left over after allowable exclusions and deductions have been applied. Allowable deductions include unearned & earned income deductions.

The Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), sometimes called EIC or Earned Income Credit is a refundable tax credit. Meaning, EITC can reduce the federal tax to zero and any unused credit is refunded. But, workers must file a tax return to get the credit even if their income is below the filing requirement.

Safety Net Assistance helps needy persons who do not qualify for Family Assistance by providing a monthly cash benefit for food, shelter, utilities and other living expenses. Family Assistance and Safety Net Assistance cash benefits are provided through an electronic benefit transfer posted to a benefit card.

Cash Assistance Benefits. FA and SNA provide a cash benefit twice per month that can be used for food, utilities and housing expenses. If you are eligible for FA, you can only receive benefits for a lifetime total of five years (60 months).