DE State Housing Authority to Reopen Rental Assistance Program
The Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) is currently working to reopen the Delaware Housing Assistance Program (DEHAP) to provide help for renters financially impacted by the COVID-19 economic disruption.聽
Delaware received $200 million in funding through a federal relief bill, and Governor Carney has tasked the DSHA with administering this money.聽
“The rental assistance funding comes with new eligibility and reporting requirements, and my team is carefully reviewing the legislation and the guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury,” said聽Delaware State Housing Authority Director Anas Ben Addi. “DSHA is working now to develop a web portal for applicants, assure resources to provide application assistance, and ensure we have capacity to review and process thousands of payments to landlords.”聽
Mr. Addi says his agency is planning to accept DEHAP applications by the end of March.聽In the meantime, he said landlords and tenants can use DSHA’s聽sign-up form to be notified聽via email when the application portal is live. The sign-up form can be found at:聽https://secure.destatehousing.com/dehap_signup/.聽
Tenants who are in need of rental assistance before the DEHAP program is re-launched are encouraged to contact the nonprofit organizations listed on the聽DSHA website.
