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Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA)
Program Description

The Housing Division does not provide direct housing support or services to individuals or families.  The Division administers funding to local providers within the state of Washington, who in turn provide services to individuals and families.  See Quick Links for a statewide map with provider contact information.  For additional provider referrals, call 211 statewide.
 
 
The TBRA Program provides homeless and low-income households with security and utility deposits and up to 12 months of rent assistance.  Eligible households must have incomes that do not exceed 50 percent of the median household income for their area, according to the Income Limits published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Housing And Urban Development (HUD) on an annual basis.  Click on this link to view the current income limits:

http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/affordablehousing/programs/home/limits/income/

Eligible households may receive the deposits necessary to get them into a unit, or a combination of deposits and rental subsidies that enable them to pay no more than 30 percent of their household income fro rent and utilities.  The tenant rent share increase as the tenant income increases.

Service Delivery

Rental and deposit assistance is delivered through housing authorities, community action agencies, and local government that collaborate with other local service providers to provide a wide variety of support services. Click here for a map of service providers in Washington State. Please note, this program is not available in King, Clark, Spokane, Pierce, Kitsap, Thurston and Snohomish Counties.


Helpful Links

Program Manual
Service Providers

Contact

Please email Mollie Gaspar, Program Manager, or call (360) 725-2943.
 
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