Rental Assistance
Court Based Rental Assistance Program (CBRAP)
This program was created with the intent of preventing homelessness. It provides funding to Illinois tenants and housing providers who have pending cases in eviction court. This program allows applicants that qualify up to $15,000 in rental assistance for past due rent and 2 months of future rent payments. To apply for this program, the following documents must be taken to the appointment:
Tenants:
- ID
- Proof of address
- Ameren/cable bill
- Food stamps (if applicable)
- Notice of decision
- Court papers
- Lease
Landlords:
- ID
- Property tax bill
- Rent ledger
- Court papers
The Rental Housing Support Program (RHS Program)
This program promotes permanent housing through the funding of rent subsidiaries for these Rent Burdened extremely and severely low-income households
Eligible households under the program are those with incomes at or below 30% of the Area Median Income for the area with at least 50% of the assistance targeted to benefit households at or below 15% of the Area Median Income. Tenant participants will be required to pay a monthly tenant contribution equal to approximately 1/12th of 30% of their annual income, within a designated range. The difference between the approved unit rent and the tenant contribution will be the rental assistance payment. The tenant contribution can be paid from any source other than RHS funds. If you are interested in getting on the waitlist, you may fill out the pre-application below:
