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>> Locate Federal Benefits >> U.S. Department of Agriculture

WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Additional information on Federal benefits may be found through:

bullet U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 19, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Rural Rental Assistance Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must live in a rural area, rent and characterize your financial situation as low income or very low income.

Description
Rural Rental Assistance is used to reduce the rent paid by low-income families who live in eligible Rural Rental Housing (RRH), Rural Cooperative Housing (RCH) and Farm Labor Housing (LH) projects financed by the Rural Housing Service. To receive assistance, monthly rent payments must exceed 30 percent of a household's adjusted monthly income.

Managing organization
U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
To find out what housing facilities qualify in your area, contact your state's Rural Development field office using this office locator tool:
http://offices.usda.gov/scripts/ndISAPI.dll/oip_public/USA_map

To qualify, applicants must be renting a unit or applying to rent a unit within an eligible Rural Rental Housing (RRH), Rural Cooperative Housing (RCH), or Farm Labor Housing (LH) project. Interested applicants should contact the owner or manager of their building to determine if they are eligible for rental assistance.

  
 
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