Rental assistance
Help with rent, deposits, and housing costs.
Facing eviction or need a place to stay?
Get urgent housing helpHousing assistance
and rental help
Understand your options, check the requirements, and find the agency that can help.
Independent, plain-language guidance to U.S. housing programs, with practical steps and links to the original sources.
- 112 guides, each with official sources
- 56 states and territories covered
- Free: no sign-up, and we never ask for application fees
Find help where you live
Applications, funding, and tenant laws are set locally. Start with your state or territory to see its agencies, legal aid, energy assistance office, and key renter rules.
What’s happening right now?
Choose the closest situation for the first steps and the deadlines that matter.
- I’m behind on rentEmergency rent programs, payment plans, and what to say to your landlord.
- I got an eviction noticeRead the deadline, respond to court papers, and find legal aid.
- I need a place to stay tonightShelter, 211, coordinated entry, and crisis hotlines.
- My rent is too high long termSection 8, public housing, and income-restricted apartments.
- My utilities may be shut offLIHEAP crisis aid, shutoff protections, and payment plans.
- My landlord won’t make repairsWritten requests, inspections, and legal remedies by state.
- I want my deposit backReturn deadlines, lawful deductions, and a demand letter.
- I may lose my home to foreclosureServicer options, free HUD-approved counseling, and scams to avoid.
Not sure where you fit? Try the housing help finder.
Housing programs and services
Section 8 vouchers
Eligibility, applications, waiting lists, and rent.
Affordable housing
Public housing, subsidized apartments, and rural rentals.
Tenant rights
Eviction, repairs, deposits, and fair housing.
Utilities and repairs
Energy bills, weatherization, and home repair programs.
Help by household
Resources for seniors, veterans, families, and people with disabilities.
Homeownership
Buying a home, mortgage hardship, and foreclosure help.
Renting a home
Applications, leases, deposits, and moving.
Finding a rental
Search tools, screening reports, and avoiding scams.
Tools to prepare before you contact an agency
Free and private. Nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere.
Section 8 rent calculatorEstimate your share of rent using your housing agency’s figures.Rent affordability calculatorSee the rent that fits your income and the full monthly cost of a unit.Tenant letter templatesFill in and print letters for repairs, deposits, late rent, and accommodations.Housing help finderAnswer a few questions to see which programs and guides fit your situation.
Housing help by state
Each page lists the state’s housing agency, largest housing authorities, energy assistance, legal aid, and renter rules with citations.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
U.S. territories
Security deposit laws by state · Eviction notice periods by state
Recently updated guides
Housing rules change. We date every update and list the sources we checked.
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- Buying a manufactured home: financing, land, and titles · Homeownership
- Coordinated entry for homeless housing programs · Emergency help
- Disaster housing assistance: FEMA, insurance, and SBA loans · Homeownership
- Electrical repair assistance and safety resources · Utilities & repairs
About this resource
Housing Assistance Info is an independent publication. We explain housing programs and link to HUD, state agencies, courts, and other original sources. We do not issue benefits or accept housing applications, and we never charge for access to official application links.