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Housing

HUD Homeless Assistance

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) funds programs to help your clients who are homeless. For information on HUD’s homeless assistance, visit www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/index.cfm.


Housing Services are those services or activities designed to assist individuals or families in locating and obtaining suitable housing. Component services or activities may include tenant counseling; assisting individuals and families to understand leases, secure utilities, make moving arrangements; representative payee services concerning rent and utilities; and mediation services related to neighbor/landlord problems that may arise.

Some of the Federal programs that cover Housing Services include:

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