The "For Families" section of the DHAP-Ike web site serves as a participant guide to the DHAP - Ike/Gustav Disaster Housing Assistant Program. You will find program information, form downloads, frequently asked questions and contact information.
DHAP Forms
There are forms you will need to complete to enroll in the DHAP program, see the Family
Toolkit page for list of PDF documents that
are available for download.
Key Points for Potential DHAP Participants:
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This
program is only available to families and
individuals who reside in Texas and were
affected by hurricane Ike or Gustav.
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DHAP-Ike is a HUD-FEMA
initiative to provide monthly rental assistance,
case management services, security deposit
and utility deposit assistance for certain
families displaced from their homes by Hurricanes
Ike or Gustav.
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DHAP-Ike has been modeled
after the current Disaster Housing Assistance
Program (DHAP) for families displaced by Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita that is administered by HUD’s
network of public housing agencies (PHAs).
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Rental assistance payments
for the initial phase of referred families
will commence no earlier than November 1,
2008. However, a PHA administering DHAP will
commence pretransitional activities for the
first group of families transitioning to DHAP
once a Grant Agreement is executed and families
are referred to the PHA. FEMA will continue
to provide housing assistance for eligible
families until the family is placed under
a DHAP Disaster Rent Subsidy Contract (DRSC),
but no later than May 1, 2009.
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To be eligible for DHAP,
the family must have been displaced by Hurricanes
Ike or Gustav and referred to HUD by FEMA.
FEMA is solely responsible for determining
if the family is initially eligible for DHAP
by FEMA through HUD’s web-based Disaster Information
System (DIS). Initially there are no income
eligibility requirements for DHAP assistance.
However, in order to be eligible for continued
DHAP assistance, a family must demonstrate
need. Families with housing costs that exceed
30% of the family’s monthly income are eligible
for continued rental assistance and case management
services. If a family does not qualify, services
will end on the earlier of; six month’s following
the effective date of the initial Disaster
Rental Subsidy Contract or July 31, 2009.
An income verification interview will be performed
to determine eligibility for continued assistance.
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DHAP is a temporary
housing assistance program which will terminate
March 2010. In order to prepare the family
for this eventuality, case management services
are provided for the entire duration of the
program.
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In addition, beginning
on May 1, 2009, families will be required
to pay a portion of the rent (in addition
to the family’s share in cases where the monthly
rent exceeds the monthly rent subsidy) of
$50.00, which will increase by an additional
$50.00 each subsequent month, except for families
that qualify for an exception on the basis
of economic hardship as defined by HUD. This
gradual increase in the family share will
further prepare the family to assume full
responsibility for their housing costs at
the end of DHAP.
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Have Questions?
For questions please see FAQ’s
page for more information.
Need Assistance?
See the Contact Us page.
Locate the nearest Public Housing Authority :
Public
Housing Authority Offices
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