Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois  offers Illinois Rental Payment Assistance Program

 

[April 26, 2021] 

CAPCIL has partnered with the Illinois Housing Development Authority to provide outreach and assistance for the Illinois Rental Payment Program (ILRPP). The ILRPP is an emergency rental assistance program designed to support households in Illinois that are unable to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Applicants are eligible for up to 15 months of assistance. Funding can cover the past due rent from the previous twelve (12) months and future rental assistance for the next three (3) months, if deemed necessary with a maximum amount of $25,000. The emergency rental assistance is provided by the Federal government and is free to eligible tenants and housing providers. If approved, the funding will be paid directly to the housing provider in the form of a check.

Eligibility requirements Include:

- Tenants’ household total gross income cannot exceed 80& Area Median Income

- Household has experienced a loss of income due to COVID-19

CAPCIL is currently collecting contact information for interested applicants. Applications will not be processed until May of 2021. This application will be a joint application between the housing provider and the tenant, requiring documentation from both parties.

For more information, please call 217-732-2159 or visit www.capcil.info for a full list of required documentation. Like CAPCIL on Facebook to follow news and updates.

It is the mission of CAPCIL, in partnership with communities in our service area, to empower persons with low income and the aged by creating and implementing poverty-fighting initiatives for those in crisis and those that endeavor a life of lasting independence.

[Breann Titus
Director of Agency Development
Community Action Partnership of Central Illinois]