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Wait List for State Rental Assistance Opens Monday, July 11

Low-income residents can get vouchers for safe and sanitary housing through the State Rental Assistance Program (SRAP). The SRAP waiting list opens on Monday, July 11th for pre-applications. Pre-applications enter a lottery for the statewide SRAP program in the Elderly, Family, Disabled, and Homeless categories.

Elderly applicants must serve as head of household and be 62 years of age or older. For the Family category, the head of household must be 18 years of age (or an emancipated minor). To qualify in the Disabled category, the head of household or spouse must be permanently disabled. Applicants in the Homeless category must lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence.

All pre-applications submitted online during the open enrollment period from Monday, July 11th, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. until Friday, July 22nd 2022 at 5:00 p.m. will be entered into the lottery. Those selected in the lottery will join the wait list and will be eligible to receive SRAP vouchers as they become available.

To learn more please visit  https://nj.gov/dca/divisions/dhcr/offices/srap.html?utm_campaign=20220708_nwsltr_b&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery