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| 1. How do I apply for Emergency Assistance? |
| 2. How long will it take to make a decision on my request for Emergency Assistance? |
| 3. What documents are needed to avoid delays to in processing my request? |
| 4. How much Emergency Assistance money is available to me? |
| 5. Will I be required to use some of my personal resources to help pay for my emergency housing needs? |
| 6. Is there a limit on the number of times an EA payment can be approved? |
| 7. Can both rental security deposits and back rent or back mortgage be approved within the same 30-day period? |
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| 1. How do I apply for Emergency Assistance? | Back to top |
| You can apply in person by going to a New Hampshire DHHS District Office. In order to receive Emergency Assistance, you must be eligible for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (TANF). You do not actually have to receive TANF assistance but must meet all program requirements. You will talk with a DHHS worker who will ask you questions about your emergency situation and help you apply for Emergency Assistance. In addition to completing the application, you must give us proof of the emergency and the amount of money you need to resolve it. |
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| 2. How long will it take to make a decision on my request for Emergency Assistance? | Back to top |
A decision will be made within 15 working days from the date that the DHHS District Office receives an official application for emergency assistance. |
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| 3. What documents are needed to avoid delays to in processing my request? | Back to top |
You should provide the following documentation with your application:
- Proof of all household income (only if you are not currently receiving TANF);
- Information about your personal resources such as cash on hand, checking and savings accounts, trust funds, certificates of deposit, stocks and bonds, federal, state and local income tax refunds, fuel assistance grants and earned income tax credits (only if you are not currently receiving TANF);
- Proof that DHHS assistance will resolve your emergency situation (for example, verification that you will be able to meet monthly rent, mortgage or utility bills once the outstanding debt or deposit has been paid); and
- If you are applying for funds to pay a utility deposit, outstanding utility debt or to have home heating fuel delivered to your home, a signed and dated statement from your local Community Action Agency indicating that Fuel Assistance funds are not available to meet your emergency need.
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| 4. How much Emergency Assistance money is available to me? | Back to top |
The Emergency Assistance fund is limited. Your personal resources must be used first to meet your emergency need. EA funds can be used to help meet the remaining amount not covered by your resources, but payments cannot exceed the following maximum amounts:
- $450 for heat, hot water and cooking fuel (such as oil, gas or wood – not electricity);
- The amount charged by the utility provider for utility deposits;
- $650 for rental housing security deposits; and
- no more than 2 months' outstanding rent, mortgage or utility debt.
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| 5. Will I be required to use some of my personal resources to help pay for my emergency housing needs? | Back to top |
Yes. You will be required to use some, but not all, of your personal resources to help pay for your emergency housing needs. |
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| 6. Is there a limit on the number of times an EA payment can be approved? | Back to top |
Yes. Access to EA payments is limited to a 12-month consecutive period that begins when the first EA payment is authorized. There are exceptions for home heating fuel deliveries which may be approved up to 6 times and rental security deposits when the amount last approved in the 12-month period was or will be returned by the former landlord. |
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| 7. Can both rental security deposits and back rent or back mortgage be approved within the same 30-day period? | Back to top |
| No. |
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