Senior Supplemental Income Rental Assistance Program
The Senior Supplemental Rental Assistance Program provides Riverside residents ages 70 and up with as much as $600 of supplemental rental assistance payments while they wait for a Section 8 voucher to be issued or for an affordable senior housing unit to become available. Payments can last as long as a year, with the program funded with $900,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. View press release.
To be eligible, residents must:
- Live within the City of Riverside city limits
- Have a household income that does not exceed 50% of area median income (AMI)
- Be at least 70 years old
- Be on the waitlist for Riverside County Section 8
To apply, please contact the Senior Supplemental Income Rental Assistance Program staff at 951.826.2430 or email [email protected] for an application.
Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Funding is available to assist low-income renters in the City of Riverside who have been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic with past due rent and utilities and 3 months of forward rent.
To be eligible, households must:
- • Be leasing property within the City of Riverside city limits
- • Household’s income cannot exceed 80% of the Riverside County’s income limit
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2023 State Income Limits for Riverside County (Effective June 15, 2023) |
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| 80% of Median | $52,200 | $59,650 | $67,100 | $74,550 | $80,550 | $86,500 | $92,450 | $98,450 |
| 60% of Median | $39,180 | $44,760 | $50,340 | $55,920 | $60,420 | $64,920 | $69,360 | $73,860 |
| 50% of Median | $32,650 | $37,300 | $41,950 | $46,600 | $50,350 | $54,100 | $57,800 | $61,550 |
| 30% of Median | $19,600 | $22,400 | $25,200 | $27,950 | $30,200 | $32,450 | $34,700 | $36,900 |
You must have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic to qualify.
Why is the documentation necessary: Your application will be processed more quickly if you can provide the following documents:
- • Executed lease between the applicant and property owner or landlord including all pages
- • Proof of income
- Proof of income for all household members covering two months (e.g., pay check stubs, unemployment benefits award letter, social security award letter, etc.)
- Bank statements (3 month’s worth) for all household members over the age of 18 (include all pages)
- COVID-19 Impact Affidavit form (Fully completed and signed by the applicant) and supporting documentation (e.g. lay off letter, unemployment claim, etc.)
- • Government issued photo ID for all households members
- • You must certify that your household does not receive any other subsidy that is not wholly cover by a subsidized housing program.
For any questions regarding the ERA program or if you have difficulty obtaining information, please send an email to [email protected].