Applicants are encouraged to gather all the information needed before starting an application including income of household members and rental amounts. IMPORTANT NOTE: The functionality to continue a saved application is available for applicants who have created an account. Overview Ready to Apply? Get Help Applying for ERAP Apply for ERAP online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Please refer to the ERAP FAQ's for an explanation of the tenant protections associated with ERAP. New York City residents can obtain information on various local services by calling 311 or by visiting ACCESS HRA.They can be reached by phone by dialing 211. The United Way Helpline, which has access to various local services throughout the state.
Therefore, at this time, none of the subsidized housing applications can be paid regardless of the date their application was submitted. State law requires that these applications be paid after all other eligible applicants have been reviewed and paid. IMPORTANT NOTE: Applications from subsidized housing tenants whose rent is limited to a certain percentage of income (including public housing, section 8 and FHEPS) are not currently able to be paid. Suffolk County (not including the towns of Babylon, Brookhaven, or Islip)Īreas are expected to be removed from the above list as funds are exhausted.Nassau County (not including the towns of Hempstead or Oyster Bay).Therefore, tenants in these areas are encouraged to apply. As a result, resources are likely available to fund applications received beyond March 31, 2022, in the areas listed below. Specific Jurisdictions with Projected Available FundingĬertain municipalities received ERAP funds directly from the federal government and some have not fully committed these funds. This notification will be updated if additional funding is available to pay eligible applications submitted after March 31, 2022. As a result of the additional funding, OTDA is processing eligible ERAP applications submitted through March 31, 2022.Ĭurrently, applications submitted through December 31, 2021, are under active review and processing, to be followed in the coming months by applications submitted from January 1 through March 31, 2022. Prior to the addition of these funds, OTDA anticipated funding applications submitted through October 7, 2021. The 2022-23 State budget includes additional funds to support the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP).