The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority (IHCDA) has allocated $371 million to Indiana renters through the Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance program (IERA).
The City of Indianapolis received more than $91 million of that, but the rest will be available to renters elsewhere in the state.
The IERA program remains open to new applications while they process those currently in the system. The program is designed to decrease evictions, increase housing stability, and prevent homelessness by helping renter households whose income has been negatively impacted by COVID-19 with rent and utility assistance.
IERA can provide eligible renters with up to 12 months of assistance. Qualifying applicants may also receive utility and/or home energy assistance. This includes help with paying past due utilities (electric, gas, water, sewer, and trash) and home energy (fuel oil, wood, coal, pellets, and propane) expenses.
Go to IndianaHousingNow.org to apply.
