Are you or someone you know unable to pay rent because of the COVID-19 crisis? Philadelphia has a program that could help.
The City has launched the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program. It will make rent payments for people who have lost income because of COVID-19.
By making rent payments to landlords, the program will help families stay in their homes. Funding is limited, however, and not everyone who applies to the program will be served.
To be eligible, renters must:
- Rent an apartment or house in Philadelphia.
- Have a valid and current written lease signed by their landlord.
- Have lost income because of COVID-19.
Assistance is limited to renters whose households were earning 50% or less of the area median income before the loss of income. Use our income eligibility chart to determine if you are eligible.
Renters don’t have to have been diagnosed with COVID-19 to get help from this program.
Additional information is available on PHLRentAssist.org. Renters may begin submitting applications on Tuesday, May 12 at 10 a.m. The deadline to submit applications is Saturday, May 16 at 5 p.m. Renters who don’t have access to the internet or a smartphone will be able to get program and application information by calling 3-1-1.
If you aren’t eligible, you can help us spread the word to those who are. Please share the PHLRentAssist.org link with your family, friends, neighbors, and contacts. Or, download our program fliers and circulate them. Together, we can help our Philadelphia neighbors in need!
