Program still accepting applications for mortgage, property tax, and utility assistance TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that six months after its launch, the Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) has distributed $24.8 million in mortgage, property tax, and utility aid to 2,321 Kansas homeowners. “Housing is vital to a strong workforce and a resilient […]
Twelve Kansas communities will add a collective 441 affordable homes to their housing stock, thanks to funds awarded through the state’s competitive housing development application process. The awards, totaling $7.7 million in tax credits and $6.5 million in HOME and NHTF loans, will create over $70M in equity to construct 264 new homes and rehabilitate 177 existing homes for Kansas
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For people who have fallen behind on their mortgage or utilities due to COVID-19 illness, job loss or other pandemic-related hardship, “the Kansas Homeowner Assistance Fund (KHAF) is a great benefit,” says loan officer Julie Cannady of Community National Bank & Trust (CNB) in Augusta, Kansas. CNB registered early CNB is one of the early
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In March of 2021, The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed by congress, and the Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program also opened to serve tenant households that had fallen behind on rent and utilities due to a financial hardship. In a year’s time, the KERA program has disbursed more than $132 million to
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More than $125 million in rental, utility assistance awarded Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) funding remains available to support Kansans at risk of eviction. KERA provides rent, utility, and internet assistance to households that have experienced a financial hardship during the pandemic. “More than a third of Kansans rent their homes, and many have
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Each January at KHRC, we recall the words and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King as we celebrate his life and his work to provide fair housing for all. He famously said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: ‘What are you doing for others?’” When we at KHRC read the testimonials from households that
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I’m a single mom and a social worker. My kids and I have lived in our Topeka apartment for several years, and we absolutely love our home. It’s not just the apartment itself we love, it’s also the neighbors and community that have come to feel more like family. Due to hardships both personal and
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As we wrap up the holidays and tie a bow on 2021, we at KHRC celebrate the nearly $80 million in KERA funds that provided the gift of home to 33,951 residents of 13,000 Kansas households this year. Eligible KERA applicants that became homeless after applying have also found temporary and permanent housing solutions through
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The Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program has now provided more than $66.7 million to help 11,441 Kanas households avoid eviction and keep their utilities on as we approach the holiday season. The massive disbursement has been aided in part by the US Treasury’s recently loosened guidelines. Applicants can now self-attest to their 2020 household
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Pandemic relief measure provides rental, utility, and internet assistance to more than 9000 Kansas families TOPEKA, Kan.— The Kansas Emergency Rental Assistance (KERA) program has provided more than $51.9 million in relief funding to communities across the state. To date, KERA funds have supported 23,834 residents of 9,220 tenant households and 3,786 landlords facing financial hardship as a result of the COVID pandemic. When
| Household Size | Maximum Income for Weatherization (200% of FPL) |
| 1 | $ 25,760 |
| 2 | $ 34,840 |
| 3 | $ 43,920 |
| 4 | $ 53,000 |
| 5 | $ 62,080 |
| 6 | $ 71,160 |
| 7 | $ 80,240 |
| 8 | $ 89,320 |
