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Jersey City amplía el programa de ayuda para alquileres por la COVID-19

Mayor Fulop Expands COVID-19 Rent Relief Program for Neediest Jersey City Residents Second Phase Expands Eligibility up to $10,000, Continues to Focus on City’s Most Vulnerable Residents Impacted by COVID-19…

Mayor Fulop Expands COVID-19 Rent Relief Program for Neediest Jersey City Residents

Second Phase Expands Eligibility up to $10,000, Continues to Focus on City’s Most Vulnerable Residents Impacted by COVID-19

JERSEY CITY – Mayor Steven M. Fulop and the Jersey City Housing Authority (JCHA) together announce the next application period for Jersey City’s COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, opening Monday, October 4, 2021, through Monday, October 18, 2021. The program provides rental assistance to low-income residents struggling financially due to the pandemic and at risk of homelessness or housing instability.

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This next phase will provide eligible low-income Jersey City families with up to $10,000 in rental assistance. With expanded eligibility, the program will continue to focus on families living at or below 50% of Area Median Income (AMI).

“We’ve been very clear from the start of the Rent Relief Program that we’d use a phased approach to ensure our neediest residents and landlords receive the financial assistance they deserve, rather than opening it up broadly only to have limited funds monopolized by large developers and out-of-town investors,” said Mayor Fulop. “We’ve already rolled out several financial assistance programs over the past 18 months to help residents, small business owners, and landlords impacted by COVID-19, and we will continue to expand financial assistance to those who need it most.”

The first phase of the COVID-19 Rent Relief Program reserved eligibility for very low-income households renting in small, owner-occupied buildings to provide financial aid to Jersey City’s most vulnerable residents, both landlords and renters. Historically, this population faces more challenges applying for aid.

The initial funds focused on owner-occupied buildings, where the owner lives and relies on the rental income for sustaining their own home as opposed to a large developer or an absentee landlord that is more organized and would exhaust the limited funds available with their multiple investment properties.

Under this next phase, financially impacted residents that earn up to 80% AMI and are at risk of experiencing housing instability may apply. In accordance with federal guidance, the program will prioritize households:

  • con ingresos inferiores al 50% de la IMM; y *
  • uno o más miembros que no hayan estado empleados durante 90 días anteriores a la fecha de solicitud. La ayuda al alquiler se pagará directamente al arrendador o al administrador de la propiedad. Gracias a la moratoria de desalojo de Nueva Jersey, todos los residentes de bajos ingresos que ganan menos del 80% de la IMM están protegidos del desalojo debido al no pago hasta diciembre de 2021. “Continuamos nuestros esfuerzos de divulgación para asegurarnos de que los inquilinos, pequeños arrendatarios y socios comunitarios estén conscientes de esta oportunidad y sepan cómo solicitar el programa. Nuestro personal también continuará ayudando a los arrendatarias y arrendatistas a completar las solicitudes en línea. Si esta ronda se suscribe en exceso, podemos realizar la selección por lotería aleatoria”, dijo Vivian Brady-Philips, directora ejecutiva de la JCHA. A través del Programa de Alivio al Rento por COVID-19, la Ciudad está dedicando más de $7 millones recibidos del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos en fondos del Programa de Asistencia al Rento de Emergencia para proporcionar hasta $ 10,000 por hogar calificado para cubrir los atrasos de alquiler y alquiler. A principios de este año, la Administración Fulop dedicó $2.5 millones en ayuda directa a más de 1,600 familias de bajos ingresos para servicios públicos y alivio alquiler asignado por el Fondo de Distribución de Ayuda Comunitaria COVID-19 del Alcalde y el financiamiento de la Ley CARES, donde el 95% de ese dinero de subvención proporcionó ayuda directa a los residentes en Jersey City Heights y barrios en la sección suroeste de la Ciudad. El período de solicitud en línea para el último Programa de Alivio al Rento de COVID-19 de Jersey City se extenderá desde el lunes 4 de octubre de 2021 hasta el lunes 18 de octubre de 2021. Para obtener más detalles del programa y un enlace a la solicitud, visite jcnj.org/HardshipAssistance.    
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