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The Homeowner Assistance Fund is processing applications and payments daily. HAF makes payments directly to registered vendors - we are working diligently to get vendors registered in the DC Vendor Portal. Typically, payments for registered vendors are processed in under 120 days from application approval. For more information on payments visit the FAQs tab below or navigate to haf.dc.gov/faqs. Thank you for your patience. 

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DC Homeowner Assistance Fund

The DC Homeowner Assistance Fund Program uses funding from the American Rescue Plan to provide grants to District Homeowners who have been affected by COVID-19 to help keep their home.

The financial assistance program is accessed via a digital portal, that serves as a one-stop shop, providing grants to District homeowners impacted by COVID-19 who are struggling with their mortgage payments and other property or housing expenses.

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Do I Qualify?

Pre-screening Questionnaire

Please register and complete the pre-screening questionnaire to see if you are eligible to apply for the program.

Eligibility Requirements

DC homeowners may be eligible for assistance if they meet the following criteria:

Icon of a house with a heart1. Residency Requirements

  • You must be a District homeowner
  • The home you want assistance for must be your primary residence and must have been so since June 1, 2021.

2. You have fallen behind on mortgage, property charges, or utility/internet payments

Mortgage

  • Your original loan amount must have been not more than the conforming loan limit. View conforming loan limits.
  • Mortgage Reinstatement: You are at least 3 months behind on mortgage payments (including during a forbearance period) or, in the case of a reverse mortgage, have outstanding property charges whether in default or repayment.
  • Mortgage Payment Assistance (for up to 3 months): You qualified for Mortgage Reinstatement, make 100% or less of Area Median Income, and are unable to resume payments due to unemployment, underemployment or other continuing hardship.

Housing Association Assistance

  • You are at least 1 payment behind on fees, common charges or special assessments from your Homeowner, Condominium or Cooperative Association.
  • Payment Assistance (for up to 3 months): You qualified for assistance to bring past due charges current and are unable to resume payments due to unemployment, underemployment or other continuing hardship.

Insurance

  • You are at least 1 payment behind on your homeowner (hazard, flood and wind) insurance and it is not included in your mortgage escrow.
  • Payment Assistance (for up to 3 months): You qualified for assistance to bring past due charges current and are unable to resume payments due to unemployment, underemployment or other continuing hardship.

Property Tax

  • You are at least 1 payment behind on your District of Columbia Property Taxes and it is not included in your mortgage escrow.
  • Payment Assistance (for next semi-annual payment): You qualified for assistance to bring past due charges current and are unable to resume payments due to unemployment, underemployment or other continuing hardship.

Utilities/Internet

  • You are at least 1 payment behind on one or more utilities (electric, gas, home energy, and water) and/or internet services.
  • Assistance to resolve the delinquency is not available from other utility assistance programs and, without HAF assistance, you are likely to lose services.

3. Your household must be below certain income limit, which varies by household size.

  • Households must be at or below 100% Area Median Income for all types of assistance
  • Households that identify as “Socially Disadvantaged” may be eligible for mortgage reinstatement assistance with annual income up to 150% of Area Median Income. Households above 100% AMI are not eligible for other types of assistance.
  • “Socially Disadvantaged” individuals belong to a group whose ability to purchase or own a home has been impaired due to diminished access to credit on reasonable terms as compared to others in comparable economic circumstances. The impairment stems from circumstances beyond their control.

 FY 2023 HAF Income Limits Summary

Household Size 1-Person 2-Person 3-Person 4-Person 5-Person 6-Person 7-Person 8-Person
100% Area Median Income $105,500 $120,600 $135,650 $150,700 $162,800 $174,850 $186,900 $198,950
150% Area Median Income $158,250 $180,850 $203,450 $226,050 $244,150 $262,250 $280,350 $298,400

4. COVID-19 Hardship

You must attest to having experienced a financial hardship due to COVID-19 since January 21, 2020. This may include a hardship that began before January 21, 2020, but continued after this date. Examples include the following:

  • Loss of employment
  • Reduction in hours or furlough
  • Temporary closure
  • Wage reduction
  • Reduction in self-employment compensation
  • Quarantined based on diagnosis of COVID-19
  • Childcare/educational responsibilities
  • Illness
  • Death
  • Had to perform essential work during the pandemic
  • Other COVID-19 related cause or financial trouble

View a full list of required documents here.