Washington County's Emergency Rental Assistance Continues

Press release from the Washington County Government:

January 27, 2022

Washington County's Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) program will continue until its funds are exhausted. Washington County residents will be able to apply for assistance. For more information, see the Washington County website.

Encourage those in need to apply for assistance if they are behind on their rent.

Recent policy changes have gone into effect for the county program:

• households must be at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI);
• households will only be eligible for current months’ rent, rather than future months;
• utility assistance will require a utility shut-off/disconnection notice;
• applicants may continue to reapply until Washington County ERA funds are exhausted; and
• those in need of utility assistance without a shut-off notice will be referred to appropriate resources.

Call 651-430-6570 or be in touch via email at CSRA@co.washington.mn.us.

This press release was produced by the Washington County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.