Housing

If you need help paying your utility bills, contact one of these organizations:

Riverside County and San Diego Initiate COVID-19 Renter Assistance. The United Lift Rental Assistance Program is a coordinated effort between Riverside County, Inland SoCal United Way, and Lift To Rise to keep Riverside County families and residents housed by providing one-time direct rental assistance to households that are behind on rent payments due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Read more.

The City of San Diego’s COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program helps individuals and families with low income in the City of San Diego who have lost income due to COVID-19. The program will provide one-time payments of up to $4,000 per qualifying household to help pay past-due and/or upcoming rent. Read more.

Subsidized Apartments 

HUD helps apartment owners offer reduced rents to low-income tenants. To apply, contact or visit the management office of each apartment building that interests you.

• Search for a subsidized apartment

Public Housing and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)

To apply for either type of help, visit your local Public Housing Agency (PHA).

• PHAs in California

• Links to PHA websites

Some PHAs have long waiting lists, so you may want to apply at more than one PHA. Your PHA can also give you a list of locations at which your voucher can be used.

For questions about HUD rental programs, including Housing Choice (Section 8) Vouchers, contact our Public and Indian Housing (PIH) Resource Center:

• Email us

• Call toll-free (800) 955-2232

Need advice?

• Contact a housing counseling agency

• HUD Resource Locator - search for HUD offices. public housing authorities, multifamily and public housing locations and homeless coordintated entry system points of contacts.

• My Social Security - housing applicants can get benefit verification letters, check benefit and payment information, update your address and phone number and more. 

Provided by: https://www.hud.gov/states/california/renting

For housing help:

• For help with rent, visit the LA Emergency Renters Assistance Subsidy Program

• For help with securing housing, connect to services at LA Family Housing

• For help with rent and other housing issues, 211LA: Home

• Visit The Whole Child’s Family Housing and Housing Assistance Programs for housing help

• For help with a variety of housing issues, visit Housing.LACounty.gov | Los Angeles Housing Resources

You may also visit our Resources for Housing page for more helpful resources.

For more information please visit: www.first5la.org