RENT & UTILITY ASSISTANCE
Rent Assistance
Rent and utility assistance is a program that can help you stay housed by assisting you with rent and/or utilities at a time of hardship. Please complete the application on our website (listed above) and gather the required documents and drop it off at The Primavera Foundation Resource Center (702 S. 6th Ave) or email it to evictionprevention@primavera.org.
If you need assistance with the application or have questions please visit the Homelessness Intervention and Prevention drop in center at 702 S 6th Ave on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday between 9:00am and 12:30pm.
Eligibility
You may be eligible for the program if you meet the following criteria:
You have been issued a 5-day eviction notice.
You have not received rent assistance in the past 12 months.
You have experienced a hardship that caused you to be unable to pay rent (example: loss of job, major medical bill, car repair, etc.).
You have the ability to pay next month’s rent.
Your income meets the program qualifications.
What Can You Expect
You will receive a call within 5 business days of returning the application if there are funds available to assist you in the month that you apply.
If you receive a call about next steps for your application, you will be asked to provide the following documentation:
photo ID for all adults
Social Security card for adults and children
birth certificates or proof of citizenship for children
five-day eviction notice or late utility bills
proof of hardship
proof of ability to pay next month's rent
income for all members of the household for the last 30 days (employment, Social Security, unemployment)
Download Rental and Utility Assistance Application
If you submit an application and do not hear from Primavera within 5 days, we are not able to assist you for that month. If you still need assistance the following month, please email evictionpervention@primavera.org or stop by HIP to re-activate your application for the following month.
Utility Assistance
Using the same application as you would for rental assistance, Primavera can also provide
assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Fund to low-income Arizona families and
struggling households to pay energy bills from Southwest Gas. This includes: current and past
due charges, including deposits, late charges, reestablishment fees, and other related costs and
fees.
The Low Income Home Energy Assistance program is called LIHEAP. They assist low income people and families with their heating and cooling bills. This program is therefore, a year long program that is available 12 months a year.
To qualify for the LIHEAP assistance, you need to qualify. We provide the current Federal Poverty Rates nationwide below.
You are automatically qualified for LIHEAP assistance if you participate in the SNAP food stamps program, TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, or the SSI program through Social Security.
| Persons In Family | Earnings (100% Fed Poverty Guideline) |
| 1 | $15,060 |
| 2 | $20,440 |
| 3 | $25,820 |
| 4 | $31,200 |
| 5 | $36,580 |
| 6 | $41,960 |
| 7 | $47,340 |
| 8 | $52,720 |
*Alaska and Hawaii have different rates for HUD federal poverty guidelines.
These numbers above represent 100% of the Federal Poverty Rate. In order to get legal aid from some offices, they use a sliding fee scale. When they use a sliding fee scale, the 100% rate can be different than 100%. In those cases, using for example a 200% federal poverty level, you will only need double the 100% number listed above to 200%.
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