Minnesota Housing is pleased to announce that the COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program is now accepting applications. The COVID-19 Housing Assistance Program provides housing assistance payments to help prevent eviction, prevent homelessness, and maintain housing stability for eligible renters and homeowners. The program is designed to cover expenses such as rent, mortgage, utilities, or other housing-related expenses that were incurred after March 1, 2020, and are past due.
Information on how to apply visit: http://www.mnhousing.gov/sites/np/covid19housingassistanceprogramFAQ
To start the process to apply for housing assistance, you can call 211 (Toll
Free: 1.800.543.7709; Local: 651.291.0211), visit 211unitedway.org, or text
“MNRENT” or “MNHOME” to 898-211. The 211 helpline has dedicated multilingual
staff available to answer questions about the COVID-19 Housing Assistance
Program, 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
