What we can VERIFY about MI’s refugee and immigrant rental subsidy program – WZZM13.com

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — The most recent VERIFY topic sent to the 13 ON YOUR SIDE group reflected this trend, which has appeared to have persisted for many electors in Michigan during this crucial election year.

According to user Dave, was asked if the state government may provide funding for refugees ‘ homes.

We obtained information from the state govt.

Will the government grant$ 500 per quarter for up to 12 weeks to house refugees in Michigan?

Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Global Michigan, which handles the payment in problem.

Yes, the state of Michigan is providing up to$ 500 for up to 12 months to a select group of refugees and immigrants for rental assistance that will be paid directly to landlords.

However, certain immigration statuses and salary levels allow some people to qualify for support, which is not available to all immigrants of all backgrounds.

This program, known as the Newcomer Rental Subsidy, is certainly open to everyone with any type of immigration position; only certain legitimate messages and salary levels allow people to qualify.

According to Global Michigan, someone would need to be renting and fall into one of these statuses in order to benefit from this:

• Refugees
• Asylees
• Special Immigration Visas
• Victims of Human Trafficking
• Cuban or Haitian Entrants
• Afghan Nationals
• Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees

Other non- refugee statuses that may be considered, according to Global Michigan, include the following:

• Those under the Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan and Venezuelan ( CHNV ) program
• Those under the Family Reunification Parole Process for El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Colombia
• Those with a pending asylum application
• Other immigrant individuals on a case- by- case scenario.

Additionally, it’s unknown whether a person receiving one of these statuses will be approved or whether they will receive the program’s monthly maximum of$ 500.

Individuals or households must be experiencing housing instability, according to Global Michigan, and must be:

• Be under 85 % of the Federal Poverty Limit
• resides in a designated census tract area
• have incomes that are at or less than 60 % of the median income in the area and who also receive federal assistance of any kind?

The office records that these payments are made to the landlord, not the business or the home, as the office claims.

Further, the 12- month time frame is a hard limit- renters cannot renew.

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