DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood & Housing Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Ver?nica R. Soto, FAICP, Director
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUMMARY:
Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP) Update
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On April 23, 2020, City Council approved the creation of the Emergency Housing Assistance Program (EHAP). The program provides eligible applicants rental or mortgage assistance, utility assistance, and cash assistance. The EHAP is administered by the Neighborhood and Housing Services Department (NHSD).
The total budget for the EHAP is $133.6 million. This includes Phases I-IV of the EHAP.
Current EHAP Budget by Phase:
Phase I approved April 23, 2020
$25,595,299.00
Phase II approved June 4, 2020
$26,944,551.00
Phase III approved September 17, 2020 amended January 21, 2020
$34,311,149.82
Phase IV approved February 18, 2021
$46,751,961.10
Total
$133,602,960.92
As of June 1, 2021, the City has approved $107.9 million in assistance to over 37,762 households seeking emergency rental, mortgage, and utility assistance.
The below chart provides the breakout by City Council District.
Emergency Housing Assistance Program
CD
Avg AMI %
Approved
Avg HH Size
Approved $|1010|27.5
3,619|1010|9,941,939|1010|27.8
5,061|1010|14,071,177|1010|29.0
4,197|1010|11,607,525|1010|29.2
3,408|1010|9,933,872|1010|24.8
2,846|1010|7,236,600|1010|31.7
3,746|1010|11,006,240|1010|29.2
4,164|1010|11,875,990|1010|31.0
4,227|1010|12,243,243|10 10|31.1
2,704|1010|8,100,780
10
31.4
3,248|1010|9,721,210
County
31.1
542|1010|2,193,819
Totals
37,762
107,932,395
ISSUE:
Applicants seeking rental, mortgage and utility assistance are eligible for up to 9 months of assistance based on the following eligibility criteria utilized to determine assistance for the EHAP applicants, all applicants must:
? Reside within the San Antonio or Bexar County
? Provide documentation of hardship due to COVID-19
? Make less than 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI)
Assista...
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