Beaumont HOME-ARP Tenant-Based Rental Assistance
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The HOME-ARP program connects qualified Beaumont individuals and households to funds to help cover the startup fees of renting a home or apartment including security deposits, utility deposits, and rental subsidies. Legacy CDC can help you access the funds you need and qualify for to help provide a safe space for your family. Contact us today.
Priority Groups
HOME-ARP funds will be prioritized for individuals or families from the following qualifying populations:
- Experiencing Homelessness
- At-risk of Homelessness
- Fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or human trafficking
- Other populations with a high risk of housing instability (including households that are low-income and highly cost-burdened)
- Veterans and families that include a veteran family member that meet one of the preceding criteria
Initial Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Be residents of Beaumont or willing to reside in Beaumont
- Participate in a self-sufficiency program
- Occupy the assisted property as the primary residence, and sign a lease
- Not already be receiving Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher rental assistance
- Be at or below 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI)1 for their county of residence
| AMI % | Number of Household Members | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| 50 | $27,900 | $31,900 | $35,900 | $39,850 | $43,050 | $46,250 | $49,450 | $52,650 |
2023 Income Limits
- 1 Household Member
- $27,900
- 2 Household Members
- $31,900
- 3 Household Members
- $35,900
- 4 Household Members
- $39,850
- 5 Household Members
- $43,050
- 6 Household Members
- $46,250
- 7 Household Members
- $49,450
- 8 Household Members
- $52,650
Program Benefits
Program funds may be used for the following:
- Rental assistance to help pay the cost of monthly rent and utility costs for up to 12 months
- Security deposits in conjunction with rental assistance in an amount not to exceed one month’s rent for the unit
- Utility deposit assistance in conjunction with rental assistance and security deposit assistance
Application & Assistance Process
Interested tenants must complete the application process and be approved for TBRA, and then find a suitable unit for rent, to be approved by the TBRA provider. The process timeline can vary and, once approved, the funds may take a few weeks to be received.
Household Approval Process
- Complete the application
- Attend orientation
- Submit documentation, including IDs and income verification
- Participate in a document review
- Receive upload confirmation from caseworker
- Await approval from TDHCA
Unit Approval Process
- Locate an available unit, and have property manager/owner communicate with caseworker
- Provide documents to property manager/owner
- Sign the unit request documents with the property manager/owner
- Coordinate a housing inspection
- Sign rent documents with property manager/owner
- Receive rental assistance
How to Apply
Applications are selected through a neutral, random process; not in a first-come, first-serve selection.