Veteran Housing Rental Incentives - DHS

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Veteran Housing Rental Incentives

At the end of December 2015, the federal government announced an end to chronic veteran homelessness in New York City, following a two-year effort by Mayor de Blasio to help veterans who have been homeless for a year or longer find a home. We continue our work to move additional veterans into permanent housing. To support this effort, the incentives described below are currently available to landlords, brokers, and supportive housing providers.

15% Broker Bonus (15% of the annual rent) for brokers who connect homeless veterans with LINC apartments or units that can be subsidized using HUD VASH, HPD Section 8, and MRT vouchers.

$1,000 Landlord Incentive for every apartment and commercial SRO with a one-year lease signed by a homeless veteran.

$500 Room Rental Incentive to landlords renting rooms through the LINC program for every one-year lease signed by a homeless veteran.

$1,000 Bonus to Supportive Housing (SH) Providers for each community unit rented to a veteran with a HUD VASH, HPD Section 8, or MRT voucher.

$2,000 Bonus to Supportive Housing Providers for each community unit rented to a veteran with a LINC voucher.

Access to a Special Supplemental Assistance Fund of up to $3,000 per year for landlords who house veterans, to cover potential damage to the apartment, as well as to assist with the payment of rental arrears, if needed.

Please contact the Mission Home Call Center at 212-232-0560.