ILRPP Assistance

ILRPP Announcement in ASL (no voice, no sound)

The Illinois Rental Payment Program is an emergency rental assistance program designed to support households in Illinois who cannot pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The first round of landlord-led applications for ILRPP assistance has closed. If your landlord has not started an application, you may still apply. Tenants may now apply directly for rental assistance. The application period will open at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 28. Tenants have until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 18 to complete their portion of the application.

HODC is here to help Illinois residents navigate the application process, to access computers and the internet, and answer questions about qualifications. Services are available in American Sign Language for individuals who are Deaf, Deaf-Blind, and hard of hearing.

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ILRPP Program in ASL (no voice, no sound)

The Program

The application portal for tenants opens on Monday, June 28, 2021, and closes on July 18, 2021.
2021 Illinois Rental Payment Program – IHDA

Priority will be given to:

Households with a member who is currently unemployed.
Households below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI), adjusted for household size.
Eligible households may receive up to 15 months of assistance from June 2020 through August 2021.
The grant is paid directly to the housing provider.

The application will be a joint application from the housing provider and the tenant. You are strongly encouraged to communicate with each other and begin preparing your materials.

ILRPP Announcement in ASL (no voice, no sound)

Eligibility

To be eligible for the Illinois Rental Payment Program, your household must be:

Behind on your rent for at least 30 days
Live in Illinois and rent your home as your primary residence
Have a total gross income that does not exceed 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for your location
Have experienced a financial hardship directly – or indirectly – due to the pandemic, for example:
- Being laid off
- Place of employment has closed
- Reduction in hours of work
- Loss of spousal/child support
- Inability to find work due to COVID-19
- Having to stay home with children due to closure of daycare/school
- Unable to participate in previous employment due to the workplace’s high risk of severe illness from COVID-19
- At risk of homelessness or housing instability

Required Documents

Housing Providers

Evidence of past-due rent
Copy of 2019 Property Tax Bill or 2021 monthly mortgage statement
Grant payment information for check distribution
Current signed lease (if available)
SSN or ITIN
Employer Identification Number (if payment is made to a business entity)
Rental unit information (unity type, address, rent amount)
Fully executed and current property management agreement (if payment is made to a property manager)
Valid email address

Tenants

Government-issued photo ID
A utility bill or proof of address (if the address on your ID is not your current address)
Monthly rent and amount past-due
Proof of the household income in 2020
Proof of public assistance (if applicable)
Valid email address
Proof of immigration status (or social security number) is NOT required

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