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How Does participating in the Living In Communities (LINC) IV and V Rental Assistance Program benefit me?

LINC IV and V have considerable flexibility and can support eligible participants to move into a leased apartment or a rented room, or to move in with family and friends.

 LINC IV and V provide access to a wide array of benefits, including:

• Apartment rent level based on household size at competitive rates
• For LINC IV: one year of rental assistance payments from HRA on behalf of eligible individual adults or adult families who are, or include someone who is, age 60 or above with the possibility of ongoing annual payments based on an annual renewal.
• For LINC V: one year of rental assistance payments from HRA on behalf of eligible individual adults or adult families who are working with the possibility of a second, third, fourth and fifth years based on an annual renewal, and subsequent years on a case-by-case basis.
• Payments up front for leased apartments: one month broker’s fee, prorated current month, first month (in full), one month security voucher, and the rental assistance portion of the second, third, and fourth months’ rent.
• Payments up front for rented rooms: prorated current month and first month in full.
• Quick apartment registration and apartment clearance.
• Specialized aftercare services catered to the needs of the tenants.

 

If you are offering a rented room:

The maximum rent is $800 and the LINC IV or V rental amount will be the difference between the actual rent (up to $800) and the tenant’s monthly tenant contribution (which will be equal to 30% of earned and unearned income).