Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced Tuesday an all-new Senior Housing Assistance Pilot Program.
The program is designed to aid eligible seniors with temporary financial assistance to help them stay in their homes. Seniors who qualify for the new pilot program will receive funds that they can use to pay their rent.
Alsobrooks acted based on the Prince George’s County Council passing senior living assistance legislation without a dedicated funding source.
“I worked with our state representatives, including former state Sen. Melony Griffith, to secure $1 million to fund the Senior Housing Assistance Program,” she said. “We are excited to now be working with Maryland’s Department of Housing and Community Development to launch this new program in mid-March of this year.”
Assistance will be available to seniors 65 and older who live in the county, are a renter, and who have lived in the county for at least five years. Additionally, the renter’s household income must be equal to or less than 40% of the Area Median Income (AMI) for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Alsobrooks said if a loved one needs housing assistance before the program opens, call 301-909-7000.
How much is 40% of the (AMI) Area Median Income?
How do PG County seniors find out this amount!!
How do I apply for this program? I am a 67 soon tobe 68 yyear old service connected disabled vet I have not been able to work since June 2022 due to Miege Syndrome and pancreatic cancer. I am now strictly on a fixed income.I am at the bottom of the barrel as far as finances right now. Again, how do I apply?
I need help with my property taxes this year, I stop paying one of my bills to pay property taxes,is there a certain income requirement ?
How can we access information on how to apply and the income grid for qualification.
I need assistance with my rent they didn’t renew my lease and charging me 350 pm top of what I have to pay now if I’m struggling to pay 1452 and you add 350 that’s 1802
Does this program assist anyone under 65, gets food stamps, very close to being homeless, can hardly work due to chronic health issues?