Reopen Evansville: Indiana Rental Assistance Portal

The state’s Rental Assistance Portal is currently accepting applications from Evansville residents for the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program.

This program can provide up to 12 months in rental assistance to help cover past due and ongoing monthly rent and utility payments for qualifying Indiana renters.

The Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance (IERA) program is available to individuals or households that meet all of the following requirements:

• At least one household member has qualified for unemployment benefits or experienced a reduction in income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19.
• At least one household member must demonstrate a risk of homelessness or housing instability. This may be proved by providing a past due rent notice, notice to vacate, eviction notice, past due utility notice, utility disconnect notice, or proof that a household is rent burdened.
• Household income must be at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) to qualify for this program.
• The property you are seeking assistance for must be your primary residence.
• This program is for renters only.  Homeowners should seek assistance by clicking HERE.

*Landlord participation is NOT required for this program, but IHCDA will attempt to work with landlords to verify amounts due and to issue payments.

IERA can provide up to 12 months of rental assistance covering both arrears and forward-facing rent.  Assistance can also be provided, if requested, for utility, home energy, and internet arrears as long as the utility is in the name of one of the tenants listed on the lease and the utility is not paid as part of the monthly rental payment.  Additional requirements apply for internet assistance eligibility, as outlined in the application.

https://www.indianahousingnow.org/

Homeless Connect of Southwest Indiana will be different this year due to COVID-19 precautions.

There will not be a major live event (due to size restrictions), but there will be grab-n-go bags available starting March 18, 2021, at participating agencies.

For vital information, please refer to the attached 2021 Homeless Connect Resource Guide.

https://evansvillehomeless.org/homeless-connect/