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Application for HCBS Rent Subsidy (Effective 1/1/2021)
Iowa Finance Authority
SELF CHECKLIST
I have included the following documents in this order:
Application form, marked correctly at top of page 1 – MUST include an email address
for at least one person other than the applicant to ensure that important email
notices are received.
Income Verification to include entire SS/SSI award letter or bank statement showing
direct deposits of SS/SSI funds, pension statements, wage reports from most recent
three months if applicable, as well as verification of any other income
Copy of lease showing applicant as tenant, number of bedrooms in unit, rent amount
for the entire unit, and signed by the landlord as well as the applicant or the
applicant’s legal guardian
Documentation dated within the last 12 months verifying that applicant has applied
for Section 8 Rental Assistance administered by the local public housing authority.
Acceptable documentation would include one or more of the following:
1. Copies of ongoing correspondence with the Public Housing Authority (PHA) (dated
within the last 12 months)
2. Notice from PHA that you have been placed on a waiting list showing your number
on the wait list or the approximate wait time
a. Call during annual renewal to determine if you (your family) remains on the
waiting list
b. Note the answer, the name of the person to whom you spoke, date and time of
call, and attach to copy of wait list letter
c. If you find you have been dropped from wait list, provide an explanation of
why, and reapply for that rent assistance as soon as possible.
3. Notice from PHA that waiting list is closed and written statement of intent to apply
when re-opens.
It is the responsibility of the applicant and all representatives to monitor the local
public housing authority for times when Section 8 applications will be accepted. If
the waiting list opens, the applicant, or their representative, is expected to submit an
application during the time period when the PHA accepts applications.
Documentation verifying participation in Money Follows the Person or Habilitation
waiver if applicable - IFA can verify participation in the other waiver programs.
PLEASE NOTE: If the applicant obtains eligibility
for any other local, state or federal rent subsidy,
IFA must be notified within 10 working days. The
HCBS rent subsidy is a temporary subsidy and is
only available to the applicant until such time that
the applicant becomes eligible for any other local,
state or federal rent subsidy.