This program, based on federal and state Housing Stability Services guidelines, is designed to provide relocation assistance to low-income households impacted by financial hardship and housing instability. 

Assistance can cover: 

• Security Deposit
• Application Fee (upon lease approval)
• Moving Cost Assistance (three moving quotes/invoices is required)
• Temporary Lodging (up to two weeks of assistance allowed) 
• Landlord Incentive Payment - Risk Fees (non-refundable fee offered to the Landlord and confirms a 6-month lease term; Fee amount varies)
• Pet Fee (excludes monthly pet rent charges, must not exceed $500 per pet or $1,000 for all pets)
• Utility Security Deposit (CPS and SAWS only) 
• Assistance will be administered directly to property management, or property owner, utility companies and other vendors on behalf of the applicant 
• Assistance per eligible household will be up to $3,000 maximum for relocation-related expenses per 12-month period (moving expenses, deposits and fees). Rent is not an allowable expense.

Applicants must:

• Be the primary leaseholder in a multifamily unit or single-family home, and address must be within the city limits of San Antonio (living in City Council Districts 1-10) 

• Must not have received previous relocation-related assistance from the Housing Assistance Program in the last 12 months 

• Assistance per eligible household will be up to $3,000 for relocation-related expenses per 12-month period. Households with older adults (Age 62 or older) or individuals with disabilities are eligible to receive an additional $500 

• Households receiving relocation assistance must certify that they are not receiving duplicate housing stability benefits from another TDHCA funded grant 

• Households must be experiencing homelessness or be at risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability AND one or more members of the household must attest in writing that they have either: